New Life

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“Super Path” This was the name of the procedure when I received my hip replacement. (In one of my upcoming blogs I will go into more detail about it. There are many differences in the way it is done and in the fact that I have no hip restrictions.)new

At my one month check up I received a copy of the X-ray. It was rather surreal actually. I saw a picture of my new ball and socket, with the necessary hardware used to attach it. Bizarre.

I have a choice to make. Even though it feels “different” it is now my new hip. It is my hip and it works 100% better than it did before. I can bend over, sit without pain…the list goes on and on. My choice? To receive it as my own. To allow my mind to receive it as new. Continue reading New Life →

Thankful for Teachers’ Hearts

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I was a special education teacher, as well as a homeschooling mom in my previous life.  In other words…another lifetime ago.  Or so it feels….

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I received some encouragement the other day about a former student from several years ago who graduated and is going on to college.  I was thrilled and he and his mom made me feel like I made a difference in his life.  I used to work only with children with “learning disabilities” or “differences” as I liked to say, and my students often times had trouble getting through high school. So to see some of them make it has always warmed my heart! Continue reading Thankful for Teachers’ Hearts →

Surviving the Storms….

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It is May.  The month of May and our homes have a bit of a history.  We have lost two of our homes to storms, so every time a tornado siren goes off my heart skips a bit.  I am very calm on the outside, but the heart has a mind all its own!   Continue reading Surviving the Storms…. →