A JOYFUL NOISE

For several reason, every year ahead, March and April will never be the same for me again.  I'm sure there are some of you out there who experience the same thing as I do....that something somber, sad, hurtful, heartbreaking, etc has happened on a certain month that leaves an impression on your heart that last a forever impression. A year ago, this week, I concocted a surprise (EARLY) birthday surprise for my best friend, Gina. I purposely did this 3 weeks early because I know her well, and if it was done a few days before, she would have guessed something would have been up.  I got the Slaters involved as well her brother Jonathan.  I enjoyed doing this for her....it was fun to surprise her! After all the celebrations, cake, ice cream, etc, we had some fun time together just the two of us.   We were about headed to bed when my cell phone rang about 10pm.  My Mom called and told me that my grandmother was rushed to the ER with troubled breathing (she also had ...

A week or so ago, I transferred downloaded songs from my computer's iTunes as well as some of my CDs I have to my iPod mini.  I have/had an Mp3 Sansa player but it's about on its last leg and my brother in law gave me their iPod mini a couple of years ago to hold on to in case I would want it or need it.  I'm sure I'll find more Worship/Hymns CDs to add to my iPod!  I enjoy worship music and love listening to it and singing it.  I have collected a lot of those CDs along the years, before iPods came along or even MP3s became available! Listening to my iPod and the worship songs has become a big staple in my daily life right now.  It has become one of my means and ways of worship and devotion, especially times when I'm not feeling well physically and emotionally.  Today, I was listening to the songs on my iPod, when I heard a song come up....a song I know very well.  A song, I haven't heard for a long while, yet I know by heart....a song that brought b...

My blog has been quiet for almost a month.   In some ways, there really hasn't been much to update; in some ways, there are so many things I can share but I just don't know how to put it into words.   Since my last update, needless to say, there still isn't any answer to my increasing pain and new unexplained pains.  The tests are coming back negative and I'm being sent to an endocrinologist for further evaluation because my cortisol levels are low.   I continue to fight fatigue and pain everyday as well as continued discouragement and depression on a daily basis.  My last pain block did not help but just for two days for some reason; that was a huge disappointment.  It seemed as if the whole month of February was a "KA-PLUK" for me.  High pain levels....but not just that, I was also sick most of the time; I was restless most nights, woke up in night sweats, running low grade fevers, nausea, not much appetite, etc.  It was a loosing battl...