Journey with me as I navigate living with Chiari Malformation, Syringomyelia, Hydrocephalus, two brain surgeries , two miscarriages....life!
Thursday, October 31, 2019
Sunday, October 27, 2019
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
And Just Like That...Summer is Over!πΌππ
What a wonderful summer this has been!!!
I was so busy, living, loving, laughing and just being... that I totally forgot to write about it.
Back in July, I volunteered at the Art and Craft booth for Vacation Bible School. One solid week of fun with the neighborhood kids.
We made giraffes, lion masks, ate ice cream, sang songs and sooo much fun!
There were lunches, dinners and lots of little parties with a bunch of wonderful new friends.
It is awesome to have a great beach fairly close during the hot summer months.
Now it's time to get serious about planning my Dad's 95th Birthday party for next month!
I expect that it will be pure fun and joy with friends and family.
I hope you had a wonderful, glorious summer as I did!ππΌππ§
I was so busy, living, loving, laughing and just being... that I totally forgot to write about it.
Back in July, I volunteered at the Art and Craft booth for Vacation Bible School. One solid week of fun with the neighborhood kids.
We made giraffes, lion masks, ate ice cream, sang songs and sooo much fun!
There were lunches, dinners and lots of little parties with a bunch of wonderful new friends.
It is awesome to have a great beach fairly close during the hot summer months.
Now it's time to get serious about planning my Dad's 95th Birthday party for next month!
I expect that it will be pure fun and joy with friends and family.
I hope you had a wonderful, glorious summer as I did!ππΌππ§
Sunday, August 4, 2019
π¬π₯π¬The Second Act....π¬π₯π¬
π¦"Perhaps the butterfly is proof
that you can go through a great
deal of darkness yet become
something beautiful..."π¦
To my great JOY and SURPRISE....my second act is spectacularly better than my first!!!
Sure, I had the dream job..which didn't feel a day like work...because I absolutely loved what I did.....It still came with anxieties, deadlines, and a host of other external issues I had no control over (life), but it was the absolute best job!
I traveled a lot....Morocco, Ethiopia, a large portion of Europe (lived in Italy for several months), the Caribbean....you name it...I have been there. More travel plans are the horizon too.
I even snagged an invite to the wedding of the nephew of the King of Morocco! That was just sooo awesome!
There were some sadness and disappointments too...a mostly bad marriage, two miscarriages, two brain surgeries, divorce, no longer able to work.
It's amazing to me that it was the sadness and disappointments that made me want to be better, happier, more authentic.
Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means that I have decided to look beyond the imperfections.
As I write this I realize even more how blessed I have been....the first act was AWESOME and by any measure, I could have been satisfied with it alone, even with the sad times...but I have been doubly blessed with an even more awesome second act!!
My life is just beautiful, and just PURE AWESOMENESS now!
What ever, you are going through right now, DO NOT give up.....your BETTER is coming!
"You have to choose to be better when disappointments and adversities strike. It wont happen like magic either. ..you have to commit and work hard at it...but the results are beautiful as you evolve and grow."
Be deliberate as you go about living your best life.
Life is AWESOME! Don't just exist....Get out there and LIVE it!!
ππΌππ
that you can go through a great
deal of darkness yet become
something beautiful..."π¦
To my great JOY and SURPRISE....my second act is spectacularly better than my first!!!
Sure, I had the dream job..which didn't feel a day like work...because I absolutely loved what I did.....It still came with anxieties, deadlines, and a host of other external issues I had no control over (life), but it was the absolute best job!
I traveled a lot....Morocco, Ethiopia, a large portion of Europe (lived in Italy for several months), the Caribbean....you name it...I have been there. More travel plans are the horizon too.
I even snagged an invite to the wedding of the nephew of the King of Morocco! That was just sooo awesome!
There were some sadness and disappointments too...a mostly bad marriage, two miscarriages, two brain surgeries, divorce, no longer able to work.
It's amazing to me that it was the sadness and disappointments that made me want to be better, happier, more authentic.
Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means that I have decided to look beyond the imperfections.
As I write this I realize even more how blessed I have been....the first act was AWESOME and by any measure, I could have been satisfied with it alone, even with the sad times...but I have been doubly blessed with an even more awesome second act!!
My life is just beautiful, and just PURE AWESOMENESS now!
What ever, you are going through right now, DO NOT give up.....your BETTER is coming!
"You have to choose to be better when disappointments and adversities strike. It wont happen like magic either. ..you have to commit and work hard at it...but the results are beautiful as you evolve and grow."
Be deliberate as you go about living your best life.
Life is AWESOME! Don't just exist....Get out there and LIVE it!!
ππΌππ
Sunday, July 28, 2019
Familyπ¨π©π§π§....πCelebrationsπ
While Southern California was dealing with earthquakes a few weeks ago (family and friends are ok and I haven't read of any deaths), the Brown clan was gathering in Florida for the first wedding among the nieces and nephews! My oldest nephew is now a husband!π
Family came from all over the world including Southern California (got first hand stories about the earthquakes), to share in the joyful occasion!
What fun it was seeing everyone catching up on life and recalling fun old memories, while creating new ones.
All families have their ups and downs , the chronic complainers, the bad sheep, the loud ones...but in the end they are the best!
Love and cherish your family...even the ones who are hardest to love!
Next family celebration tripπ.... my Dad's 95th Birthday this October!
Family came from all over the world including Southern California (got first hand stories about the earthquakes), to share in the joyful occasion!
What fun it was seeing everyone catching up on life and recalling fun old memories, while creating new ones.
All families have their ups and downs , the chronic complainers, the bad sheep, the loud ones...but in the end they are the best!
Love and cherish your family...even the ones who are hardest to love!
Next family celebration tripπ.... my Dad's 95th Birthday this October!
Let's see who will be there....
Loved the "A Framed" Church
The couple...
The new Mr & Mrs...
My Dad having a grand old time...the marriage of his first grandchlild
With some of the Fam...
Thursday, July 4, 2019
Sunday, June 16, 2019
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