Redirectional Gift From God

Over the weekend, my husband and I ran into the lady who runs the daycare our kids used to go to.  She looked a little thin and she was wearing a bandana on her head.  We hadn't seen her in a year.  Apparently back in June she found out she had a rare form of breast cancer.  She had just had her first baby and noticed her nipples were exceptionally sore.  Her doctor just associated it with beastfeeding.  It contined without getting better so she followed her instinct and sought out a second opinion.  Boom.  Breast cancer.  Chemo.  Double mastectomy.  She's younger than me.  I fought back tears the whole time she was telling her story.  What a scary experience for her.  Was she going to get through this?  Would her baby have to grow up without her?  I can't imagine what she dealt with.  And yet here she was in front of me.  All of that long red hair gone.  Her face hollowed.  But smiling and positive and thankful for life.  In that moment I fought the tears because I knew that she was beyond them.  She wouldn't have wanted to see them.  She wanted us to see her victory and hear the happy ending to her story.

We wished her well and spent the rest of the afternoon feeling grateful for good health.  Feeling silly for wasting energy worrying or being mad about things that just don't mean shit in the bigger picture.  I am constantly redirecting myself to live that way.  To live gratefully without tragedy happening first.  We shouldn't wait until an unfortunate life-altering experience to live fully.  I believe running into my friend and hearing her story was a little redirectional gift from God.

Stay strong, my friend.

More Weekly TV Girl Woody

Because today sucked shit, I would like to focus on some more of my weekly TV Girl Woody.



Duane Lee from Dog the Bounty Hunter.  Mmmmm RUFF!





Ami James from NY Ink.  Hurts so good...

Some People...(Random Thought)

Some people should be shot and put out of their misery.

Valentine Garland

I'm crafting again!  This time it's Valentine garland made out of old magazines, ribbon, and some tape.

Tubing Time!

We went to our friends' camp on Saturday.  It was a beautiful and unusually warm February day for us here.  We went tubing and snowshoeing.  The kids would sit in the sauna and then go down the hill a couple times before getting cold again.  We also fed the chickadees right out of our hands!