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Children, Family, Life, Moments, Stories, TravelJuly 19, 2019157Views 0Likes 6Comments

Yesterday, one of my little people broke the glass that housed my air plant. I didn’t reprimand or yell ( thank GOD), I simply scooped the plant out from among the shattered glass and placed it on the countertop. This morning, as I searched for something to put it in, I found this glass teapot…

May Thurner

Chronic Pain, Education, Endometriosis, Life, Moments, StoriesJune 19, 2019167Views 0Likes 3Comments

Last week, I kissed my mother and kids goodbye, and drove with Chris to the LifeLine Vascular and Interventional Center for surgery NO. 3 this year. The receptionist greeted me by first name, and instead of the regular book of questions and the fine print that no one reads anyway, she handed me two sheets…

Finding JOY in Funky Town

Children, Chronic Pain, Education, Endometriosis, Family, Food, Garden, Homeschool, Life, Marriage, Moments, Nature, oophorectomy, StoriesJune 4, 2019201Views 0Likes 2Comments

I'm in funky town.The root of my funk is unclear, but I know there are a few contributing factors:It could be that I'm completely frustrated, exhausted and annoyed with living in chronic pain.It could be the new hormones I’m trying to slow the growth of endometriosis.It could quite…

Middle Ground

Chronic Pain, Endometriosis, Family, Featured, Garden, Life, Moments, Nature, StoriesMay 10, 2019159Views 0Likes 0Comments

The first time I visited Eden Garden State ParkI didn't know it would become my middle ground.I didn’t know that after each blood work, medical scrutiny, and procedureI would be leaving my doctor’s appointment wearing a cloak of sorrow. I didn’t know I would be catapulted from one extreme to the next:from the softness of…

Beauty in the Grit

Featured, Garden, Life, Marriage, Mindful Living,, Moments, Nature, StoriesMay 6, 2019186Views 0Likes 9Comments

My Easter Lilies are blooming— TWO weeks after Easter. They are “late” but “on time” Each one renouncing the calendar using their own internal time-recorder to open their white lips and slowly reveal its inside.Easter Lilies are beautiful, But they stink And here, as in life, lies the challenge: finding the balance— The beauty in grit .Their stench and their beauty won’t last. In a matter…

New Holes

Chronic Pain, Endometriosis, Family, Life, Moments, oophorectomy, StoriesApril 27, 2019290Views 0Likes 3Comments

There are three new holes in my belly.There are four others -One from a tubal ligation in 2009Two from a hysterectomy in 2014And another from an embolization in 2019.They have all healed and faded somewhatAnd serves as a reminder that Endometriosis is a battle-The inside…