today our entire class got to witness the emergence of a monarch from her seafoam green, gold trimmed chrysalis. H A L L E L U J A H! the kids may forget today's lessons on commas, reading and writing large numbers to the billions, and getting in trouble in library class.... But they will NOT FORGET the miracle we witnessed in our classroom and i praise God for that!
also - i got fairly good news about my tumor marker results -
looks like i squeaked by with no new cancer growth for another year...
as a result of my treatments, my bones have lost significant density and my cholesterol has raised 75 points and i have gained 70 pounds.
but i am alive!!
Y A H O O !!!
today after school, my friend doris and i will get to see and photograph glenda's flying squirrels!! and the monarch profusion at lake white.....
and then tonight at the football game, i'll get to watch my son Mason kick the football very far with his long, strong legs.
and then i'll get to make out with my handsome husband and eat pizza with the kids (i'll probably eat the pizza first)
see - i am blessed!!
cancer schmancer
miracles surround me.
life is exciting.
i can't stop crying those happy kind of tears.
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8 comments:
wow! I would love to see that! Where is this thing at Lake White? What side of the lake? I'm so happy that you are having good days. Oh, and by the way, lucky Steve! lol!
congrats on the healthy report! i can learn a lot from you about embracing each moment of each day. my mantra is "be happy for this moment. this moment is your life."
you absolutely live that. thanks for the constant reminders, m'dear! :D
have a piece of pizza for me. cheese please.
Thank YOU for gaining the weight--lately people have been losing it, and i have been finding it...
Thank God big time for the good cancer news--
i love you, jaki good! i love your perspective! i love your focused glance at life's beauty! i love your spirit as it dances around God's miracles!
And i LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the kids' blurred faces in the monarch photo...enthusiasm, amazement, wonder, awe...GIVE ME MORE!
Oh jaki. Everything in this post makes me smile! And at the same time almost cry happy tears with you. I wish I could go take some pictures with you. Call me the next time you schedule something like this. Cannot promise I will be there, as studying for my CPA exam is taking up A LOT more time than I thought, but I would love to take a break with you. You are such a breath of fresh air. I admire you...
cancer schmancer, indeed! you go girl!
It WAS amazing that day watching the butterfly emerge from the cocoon-not to mention you toppling over the desks to get the perfect view! It reminds me of the story of what a struggle it is for the caterpillar. But the struggle is needed to survive and to strengthen it wings to prepare to fly. I am so glad to have you as a friend as I go through life's struggles. You remind me everyday to appreciate the little miracles God puts in our lives.thank you!
Jaki, I just discovered you on Flickr tonight and was initially just inspired my your photography. But then I started reading your blog and realized we have one thing in common. I am also a breast cancer survivor. Double mastectomy, reconstruction, bald head .... the works. And four times to boot, 14 years of oncologists & surgeons. Then they told me there was nothing more they could do. But I went to John Hopkins for a second opinion (unfortunately same opinion), but as I was standing at the foot of a statue of Christ in their lobby, I just somehow knew that I was cured. I have not been back to an oncologist since then (2000), but give thanks for every day too. I have taken up photography as a healing tool, and I feel so fortunate to have found you on Flickr, and here.
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