Two year anniversary of my stem cell transplant (or 2nd Birthday according to some) – no matter what you call it, it's still hard to believe all that's happened. So much has changed, but the same faithful God continues to give me a peace that I can't explain. After 2 years, I still have a hard time coming up with an answer when people say, “how are you?”. Such a simple question, yet I feel like I can't do it justice. What I really want to say is, “considering that I shouldn't be here, I'm doing great and it's a total God thing.” I can go through entire days and not really think about what's happened which is amazing. Thinking about today, I looked up the gift for 2nd anniversary and it's china – pretty appropriate for me right now. I still feel rather fragile and know that I need to be “handling [my health] with care” but the miracles of my life are more beautiful every day. This week I was reminded again of how quick things can change – I've had several weeks of feeling really good and then out of the blue, Tuesday I had a headache, sorethroat, cough...overall crummy. Honestly, I was a little nervous that I was in for another rough spell, but by Wednesday afternoon I was feeling pretty good. Guess I'll just have to wait, see and pray!Anyway, no big celebration planned for the Big 2 - I'm going to spend the afternoon helping dad sling honey. A friend is bringing her kids over to watch, so I'm sure that at some point we'll end up at Penguin Park or eating icecream (hard to beat the zebra cones from Big Burger!)
oh and of course, a big “thank you” to Keith – wouldn't have this day without ya!
“this is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.” ~1 John 3:16-17
