A friend of mine just admitted to me that the breast cancer that she had defeated over 15 years ago has returned. She has known about it since before Christmas but shared the news with only a people. In fact her own sons didn't even know about it till Christmas time. She is a very private person and did not want to share with many her condition. She is going for a double mastectomy on Tuesday of this week. The cancer is only in one breast but the thought of facing the possibly of this again is too much for her. She called me to let me in on her news. News that did not really surprise me but I didn't want to step into her space. How am I hanging this....right now I don't know...I concerned for her...after all she is one of my best friends. I don't know what to say so I try not to feel in the empty spaces with meaningless words. They wouldn't do any good anyhow, but the prayers I say in those moments will. So the best thing I can do is just that pray for her! And that I will as I did for her husband who passed way almost two years ago from cancer. The subject will be keep between us, I will not share with others the information she struggles to keep quiet. As she tries to control what is going on in her life and with her body. Something that I think we all can relate too at any given moment. The most important thing is too pray for her, it is stage 3 cancer and she is afraid.
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Third Day Concerts
March 17, 2001 Third Day with Lincoln Brewster, Kendal Payne Dayton, Oh
Thursday, January 29, 2009
25 Random Things About Me
Reading everyone’s list caused me to start thinking about what kind of list I would make so here you go. 1: I am the oldest of six children and each of our names start with ” J”, Jeannie, Junior, Jeff, Jane, Jay and Jim. 2: Neither of my parents graduated from high school but they never gave any of us the option of not completing school. We all graduated and a couple of us went on to college. 3: I have been in love with books since I learned how to read. Books have always been my companion in life. Went I went to college I studied English Literature because it was something that I enjoyed. 4: I have always been a crafty person. Learned how to do embroidery from my Grandmother and how to knit and crochet in high school. Right now my favorite craft is counted cross stitch. 5: I believe that Chocolate is a food group in its self. 6: My favorite seasons are spring and fall. I think these are the times when God has the most fun changing the world. 7: I am glad that my parents divorced. My mother deserved a better life then the one that she had with my father. 8: I collect Madame Alexander dolls. My brother bought me my first one when we were still in high school. I have never outgrown dolls. 9: I hate exercise but love to go for walks. Something that I need to start again! 10: Love to watch silent movies. Charlie Chaplin is amazing. 11: I walked away from God as a teenager because of the world that I knew growing up. My Mother turned to God and I walked away. I even labeled myself as atheist for a long time. 12: I love to watch old musicals. Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly and any other musical 13: I am one of those people who need eight hours of sleep every day. I can’t function if I miss too much sleep. 14: My eyes are brown until I get upset about something and they turn green. 15: I don’t watch the news very often. The negativity of it wears me down. 16: My first job was at K-Mart in the sporting goods department. I am the most un-sports person around. 17: I am a realist but with an optimistic turn. I try to stay positive about things but I understand that may not always be true. 18: Landmark birthdays haven’t bothered me until I hit fifty. Thirty was a piece of cake and forty no problem. I made up for it when I hit the big five-o. 19: Used to color my hair but stopped because it kept turning all these strange colors. Some of the reactions were funny, admiration to fear. 20: My favorite color used to be Blue but I get older I am going more for red with a real love of pink. I think the girl in me is coming out. 21: I have been a Star Trek fanatic from the moment it came on. I have watched all of the television shows, movies, and cartoons based on Star Trek. Wanted to go to a convention but couldn’t because of work. 22: My first love was Davey Jones of the Monkees in grade school. 23: Used to stay up half the night watching black & white B horror movies. The Giant Claw, House on Haunted Hill and all the Vincent Price movies are classics in my book. I lived for Chiller Theatre on the weekend. 24: My favorite books are A Brave New World and a Catcher in The Rye. 24 My favorite movies are The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, Day the Earth Stood Still, My Fair Lady, The Wizard of Oz and The King and I |
Sunday, November 23, 2008
In Honor of When I First Learned To Drive a Transit Bus Ten Years Ago
I still remember the first time I drove for the Marion Area Transit; in fact, it was just ten years ago, November 24. Driving a passenger bus required a clean driving record and that I upgrade my license to a class C commercial driver's license. Because of this I had to take test that showed my understanding of maneuverability, driving safety and transporting passengers. The first bus that I drove could handle about twelve people, but now I drive one that can transport twice that number. There have been many challenges in driving such as learning the names of the streets, avoiding accidents, and learning to provide good customer service while driving. Yet the rewards have been many; I have made friends, cooed over babies and had lots of fun. When I recall how frightened I was when first approached about driving a transit bus, I’m still glad I made the change. Replace the subject line and body with your first blog post and hit send! Include pictures, an mp3, or anything else you want to share. It |
Sunday, October 12, 2008
My First Third Day Concert
My recent purchase on e-bay was this poster which dates back to my first Third Day concert. The show took place in Dayton, Ohio on March 17, 2001. The concert also featured Kendal Payne and Lincoln Brewster. I was hooked! My Sunday school class got together to go to the show. I remember that we did not plan well and got there just as the show was getting ready to start and the place was packed! Because of that we ended up sitting in the balcony, which didn’t allow us to see well. Didn’t really manner that we had to move around to even be able to see the stage, the music was amazing. They played one of my favorite songs, “Your Love Oh Lord” which I still listen for when I go to a concert. I had only been a Christian for a very short time and things such as this strengthened my daily walk. This was my second Christian concert the first had been just months before when we got to see Newsboys with Sonicflood and Bean Bag. I am so glad to say that these may have been the first two of many shows that I have been fortunate enough to attend over the years. The first concert my husband and saw together was Third Day when we traveled to see them at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, on Thursday November 18, 2004. He is just as hooked now as I am. On November 8, we will be going to see Third Day once again in what will be my seventeenth show in Cincinnati, Ohio. |
