Lately when I go to bed at night, I dream of being hauled back to the hospital. These dreams are not restful!
And it’s daunting to see how many of our little circle need prayers. Erlene, Phoebe, the Ingrams–all standin’ in the need o’ prayer, as the old song says. (And why am I so into spirituals this morning? Is the Lord trying to tell me something?)
Well, friends and fellow soldiers, you certainly have my prayers, and I know I have yours. I’ve been a patient for three months now and I’m really tired of it. And I still can’t find Ozias, Prince Enthroned. I have the book in longhand on legal pads, so I know I wrote it. But where’s the finished product? Did I somehow manage to lose it, somewhere in the bowels of some omnivorous computer?
We aspire to watching Jason and the Argonauts this afternoon. Some Ray Harryhausen monsters and Bernard Hermann music, with root beer, might have a restorative effect.
Still lifting you—and all here—up in prayer.
Can’t go wrong with some Ray Harryhausen stop-action. I always had a soft spot for his Bubo replica owl from Clash of the Titans but I love all the old Sinbad films and my mother’s favorites are the sword-and-shield skeletons from those.
No one matched Harryhausen when it came to animated skeletons.
It has to be frustrating. I’m blessed with good health, at least up to this point, but I am acutely aware of how delicate life is. All I can offer is to keep the successes in mind and fight the battles one at a time. While I know that things are difficult right now, you have made some significant progress.
I wish I could feel it.
You defeated rectal cancer. I know that you still face numerous challenges, but that one victory is massive. Once the colon cancer is dealt with, you are in a much safer place. These are life threatening conditions, and you have had some very serious success.
How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. Just keep on, and eventually the elephant is gone. I would look at your battle the same way.
I would very much like to abandon my career as a hospital patient.
Good morning , dear Friends. I wish I could get on top of things someway. I have lived this very long life with most of it being very productive and on top of it all, so this condition is not only painful physically, but mentally and in every way. I better quit complaining though and focus on the blessings.. One thing I do that still makes me feel capable, and that is prayer, so I will continue in that vein and believing for the best for you all.
And you’re in my daily prayers. Get better soon, Erlene.