Monthly Archives: July 2012

Prednisone Trap

Posted on July 30, 2012 by thisnest

We saw D’Lo’s new Pediatric Nephrologist today. Good news? No. Bad news? Not really. It was more like the same news…just wrapped up in a different package. We will stay on the prednisone for now – and wait a little … Continue reading →

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Faith and Worry

Posted on July 28, 2012 by thisnest

I can only sit under the weight of life’s stress for so long. It’s like I’m too strong to be weak – and too weak to be strong. And then I remember that it’s not my strength I must rely … Continue reading →

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Praying for Magic

Posted on July 16, 2012 by thisnest

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: He is strong, so strong. He is a strong soldier – fighting a battle he’s hardly even aware of. He has to take his medicine again – that’s all he really … Continue reading →

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Rosebuds Through Rocks

Posted on July 11, 2012 by thisnest

Life isn’t always a rose-petal path. The journey just isn’t soft and fragrant the entire way. You have stretches where the warm sands of tranquility soothe your feet, and then you have the miles in between – where your feet … Continue reading →

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Three Years Ago Today…

Posted on July 3, 2012 by thisnest

Three years ago Today. Three years ago to this very minute…my contractions began. My fifth child was preparing for his entrance into this world. I looked at the clock and I smiled – I knew in that moment that my … Continue reading →

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