Bridges were a regular part of my recurring dreams. There were so many different ones. Crossing them was the trouble. There was usually a sense of progress. Bridges One would be a bamboo structure that arched over a stream with its curved, hollow rail and rickety feel,...
If the Bible is true, I am healed. So, I quit my doctor. Why quit my doctor? Actually, there is a lot more to it than that. It’s true the Scriptures say that we were healed. A few of passages say we are healed. It says that Jesus...
Sometimes it’s hard to find the beauty in a day when you’re so sick. When pain and the management of it are your primary focus, it’s often impossible to experience a beautiful day. Beauty On days like today, however, it would be a crying shame to miss...
It's summer and the dog days roll on. Dawg Daze, if you like. For Lymies, it passes by too often. A few days of activity often means a few days of incapacitation. We push through, right? Dawg Daze Yesterday, I finally pulled the weeds from the small...
Many Lymies that I have met have been sick and misdiagnosed for a decade or three. In 1988, I got terribly ill. I’d had lots of aches and pains, lethargy on occasion, stomach problems since childhood, but this was different. Since then, I like the...
It can be hard to say, "Happy Monday" or any other Happy Day with Lyme, at least when it the most intense. Happy Monday! There have been lots of Mondays that I would only hope to have been able to say that. I am getting so much...
We have one body. We live one life in it. Sure, there are replacement parts, but for the foreseeable future, we have life in one body. For those of us battling Lyme Disease, our bodies are not easy to manage. One Body We are eternal spirits. Our...
If you had children in the 80's, you probably remember the line from All Dogs go to Heaven, "You can never go back." Life Changes With all the losses and disappointments that come when you lose to Lyme Disease, is it any wonder that the one thing...
If you or someone you know has Lyme, there is no question in your mind about how important rest is. The problem is, when we feel well enough to do anything, we want to 'ride the wave'. The energy is flowing and the goal is...
It's Wilderness Camp Week! For those of us who have been involved in Wilderness Camp, it is an exciting time; culminating years of preparation for some and months for others. Wilderness Camp is a teen-run, week-long, day-camp with adult helpers on site. The teens create their...