My one word for 2017 was embrace. As I mentioned, my daughter & I had been sick -after writing that post, she got really sick. Doctor appointments became a nearly full time job – especially the times of driving an hour away to the appointment.

Choosing to embrace medical ways was hard. But I believe God works through doctors and medicines. Our bodies are crazy complex creations. It took a few doctors and doctor referrals and referrals from those doctors to get to some REALLY good ones. In the end, she has learned how to manage. She made it through the wedding being well. She was able to go on a 10-day kayaking trip – learning even more about herself and how much to push.

I chose to embrace all the changes planned with my son’s wedding. WOW! My daughter & I were so blessed by the bride and her family including us. Starting August’ish of 2016, I started meeting with two friends for Bible Study. One, we’ve been friends for about 20 years. The other, my son’s now mother-in-law. Our Bible Study time became wedding planning time, which has become visit time :-). But the blessing of being friends with my son’s new mom is amazing!

While the year was one with a lot of changes & adjustments,