Gentle Reminder...

...to eat healthy food.

It's important to eat regularly and to choose low carb, whole foods, and lean protein choices.

Love You!

Looking forward to adventures ahead - Part 2

OUR MACKINAC ISLAND ADVENTURE AWAITS YOUR RETURN TO FULL HEALTH!

https://www.mackinacisland.org/blog/downtown-mackinac-something-everyone/

Phase 2 - Round 3

Tessy, we know this is hard, but you can do this, we are all rooting for you.

Never Give UP!!

Keep your eye on the future Tessy. So many walks still to take at Boundary Creek. So many pictures that you still need to take. So many special moments with your husband and the terriers. So many trips with your Sister and Brothers. So many wonderful things still to discover.

Keep the faith, your rainbow is waiting on the other side.

Footprints in the sand

This poem has always brought me comfort during the lowest points in my life. I hope it brings you comfort as well.

One night I had a dream. I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord. Across the sky flashed scenes from my life. For each scene, I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand, One belonging to me and the other to the Lord.

When the last scene of my life flashed before me, I looked back at the footprints in the sand. I noticed that at many times along the path of my life, there was only one set of footprints. I also noticed that it happened at the very lowest and saddest times in my life.

This really troubled me, so I asked the Lord about it. "Lord, you said once I decided to follow you, You'd walk with me all the way. But I noticed that during the saddest and most troublesome times of my life, there was only one set of footprints. I don't understand why, when I needed You the most, You would leave me."

He whispered, "My precious child, I love you and would never leave you during your times of trials and suffering. When you saw only one set of footprints, It was then that I carried you."

Just because....

...I think you need a little Love from Mitzi Doodle right about now.

Phase 2 - Round 2

Two Quotes that made me think of you today, Tessy.

1) Everything in Life is Temporary.

Tough times never last, but tough people do. Bad times end because life is a series of fleeting moments. You must enjoy and treasure every moment — the good and the bad.

2) This Will Empower You to Grow Stronger.

Where there is no struggle, there is no strength. When times get tough, you realize how strong you are.

~ R. RAVINDRA KUMAR

Phase 2 Begins...

Tessy, as you begin the first of twelve rounds of Chemo in Phase 2; Start each session with a smile on your face, a twinkle in your eyes and gratitude in your heart for the strength you possess to kick cancer to the curb. It's amazing how giving thanks changes one's mindset in the face of adversity.

Big day today.....

Did you take notes?

Keep this tale in mind the next time you see a dragonfly.

This delicate creature has a powerful story: The dragonfly spends its first years of life living in the water. One day, when it is ready to change, the dragonfly climbs up a reed and miraculously begins to breathe air, crawling out from its old skin and unfolding the majestic wings which were there within its body all along. It is now carried by these wings to a new existence; a new plane of reality, which would seem too fantastic to be real to its other tiny friends still living in the pond. The challenges we face in life will leave us forever changed. As the dragonfly’s story illustrates, we may even appear to vanish to our friends, but we have simply changed forms. A challenging life path can allow us to gather the strength needed to use the inner courage we’re born with. After this difficult transformation, survivors and those who fought gain a new and beautiful kind of power. - Sid Dickens

REPEAT! Be gentle with yourself, Tessy. Considering all that you are going through, you are allowed to have feelings of anxiety and frustration. Embrace your fears and remember who you are. A strong woman who is also a dearly loved wife, daughter, sister, friend to many and fur mom. These moments of forgetfulness and anxiety are only temporary. And a good rant now and then is not always a bad thing. {{{Hugs to you}}} Keep moving forward. <3