"But if suffering is good ought it not to be pursued rather than avoided? I answer that suffering is not good in itself. What is good in any painful experience is, for the sufferer, his submission to the will of God, and, for the spectators, the compassion aroused and the acts of mercy to which... Continue Reading →

Wow, Lewis is deep, very deep. I think I caught a few things. It would be good for me to read and re-read this book. I finally decided that this is a man with an incredible imagination. I am imagination-ally challenged so it is hard for me to track with him at times. He is... Continue Reading →

I started reading a book by C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain. In the preface he says: "When Mr. Ashley Sampson suggested to me the writing of this book, I asked leave to be allowed to write it anonymously, since, if I were to say what I really thought about pain, I should be forced... Continue Reading →

I'm sure that you've seen how "desperate" conditions are in the snowy Northwest. We have 12 inches of snow at our house! But we live up north in the convergence zone where the most snow usually falls and we are on a hill that sits 600 feet above sea level. So it is our privilege... Continue Reading →

I wore a scarf. :-)

Well, chemo #6 is over….at least the infusion part but I still have the 3 weeks for it to work its way out of my system. I got a certificate signed by all the nurses at the Cancer Center. My nurse that day was very kind and congratulated me. She told me many stories of... Continue Reading →