For me, today was one of those days. These are the days when motivating myself to keep going is just one of many ways to keep myself in check! We are truly our own best friend! I hope these kind words of just how special YOU are helps when you stumble across... one of those days... HUGS~

You are smart, you are beautiful, you are powerful, strong and needed.... YOU got this today my friends and if you feel like you don't, that's ok.

We all feel that exact same way sometimes.

What matters is that you keep that bright beaming ray of light in your soul that says you aren't done. Let that bright light guide you the way. YOU have the power to be everything that you want to be in this lifetime.

Keep on climbing... keep on doing... keep on going!

Whatever and wherever it is or may be in your journey... that bright light is all you need and you will get there!

You know... I couldn't make this stuff up if I tried when it comes to having a special gift that began at such a young age. 

I have been waiting for the day to share so many of our amazing moments captured on video. 

There has yet to be any historic location that we have visited over the years... that I have not connected with at least one, if not many spirits of those who still live on past this life. Yet... somehow they still have the ability to be present in this lifetime. 

It has always fascinated me on how those who have passed on to Heaven can still have the ability to be present here with us on Earth. Visiting as some form of energy manifesting as sound and spirit. Over the course of my lifetime... I have been beyond blessed to have first hand personal experiences with those blessed spirits. 

I can remember this evening as if it was yesterday while spending the night at a very historic bed and breakfast. It did not dawn on us what exactly we had captured on video until the very next morning after talking to the owners and showing them this amazing video. It was after this experience... that one stormy evening, in which I realized I had been connecting with the spirits of animals throughout my life. 

For those that are not sure to believe that even our fur children have the ability to go to Heaven and come back to visit in some sort of spirit form. Those angelic fur angels whom come back to visit their beloved human families. This video we captured that one stormy night, when the energy that surrounded us was as thick as molasses is clear as clear can be... yes indeed the spirit of our fur children still remain with us here on Earth. I firmly believe their spirit will stay with us until the day comes when we are called back home to heaven.

I know that the road ahead for me is going to be a long one. But for now... it's one day at a time.

You know that old saying... there is a first... for EVERYTHING!

There's even a first when it comes to waking up from surgery after coming down from some serious goofy, loopy, downright silly feeling anesthesia! I have never felt so absolutely exhilarated in my entire life! The video is just a touch of the sheer goofiness and giddiness that I felt not just after surgery... but for 48-hours straight after surgery.

My anesthesiologist warned myself and Eric that he is old school and uses old school drugs. One of the anesthetic drugs just happens to sometimes give 5% of patients or less the side effect of feeling as if everything is a superpower and super funny. Needless to say by the looks of this video... I fell into the 5% of utter silliness! Hehehehe! I don't remember much, but I'm certainly glad Eric handed me over my cell phone so I could share just how ridiculously funny, silly and any other word to explain overwhelming laughter of how I was feeling after surgery. 

72-hours later... after all the anesthesia has slowly worn off...

I'm not feeling so funny, silly and with amazing superpowers. I am feeling sluggish, hellish and extremely irritable as the pain game begins. But in the meantime... I always have this absolutely hilarious photos of far more hysterical times to enjoy!

A big ole belly laugh at my expense! HAHAHAHA!

ENJOY!

Happy 12th anniversary Gastroparesis Awareness Campaign Organization!

www.gastroparesisawareness.com

It still mesmerizes me that a little idea 12 years ago has evolved so much over the past decade. An idea of creating an awareness campaign so fellow Gastroparesis patients would never feel alone. 12 years later... they will never be alone. A true not-for-profit organization that offers guidance, support and patient information for all Gastroparesis patients, family, friends and loved ones. 

Thank you to everyone for all of your support. Thank you to those who have inspired me along the way. Most importantly... thank you to Shannon and her family. A brave, kind, Beautiful Soul that gave it her all fighting such a poorly researched... yet still poorly understood condition, Gastroparesis. 

 God bless all the angels that watch over us.

God bless all Gastroparesis patients who live to fight another day.

Happy 12th anniversary Gastroparesis Awareness Campaign Organization!

KEEP ON! KEEPING ON!

Hehehehe!!

The blog photos are from 3 days ago. The third day of the river flooding...

We are still dealing with water coming in on all sides of our basement and up through the floor. It now looks like it will be awhile before we will be able to have another contractor come back out and assess the situation. But we still remain a part of the fortunate ones. Everywhere else around our little, lazy, river town has suffered extensive damage as the river almost peaks to its highest level in decades. More rain forecasted for next week... what we don't need. 

Such as with life... we all somehow get by...

Our sleep schedule remains anything but normal after going to bed at 5 p.m. That was yesterday evening... and getting back up a few hours ago at 3 a.m. I look forward this morning to finally becoming one with surgery that has been 3 weeks in the making. One can only hope for at least more in-depth information on what is going on internally and any possible resolutions while I am under anesthesia. Going from years of no one willing to do surgery due to liability reasons. To now making it my 3rd surgery of this very new year.

In The Mists of such a depressing time in our little Lazy River ToZwn... sometimes all you need is some super cuteness and a whole lot of funnies! 

  4a.m. and we have been up over the past several hours dealing with a flooding basement and far too much rain that has yet to stop. Thank goodness for a local Walmart less than a minute drive down the wooded hillside from our property. We have quickly run out of large bath towels, paper towels and cleaning supplies while doing our best to stay on top of the water coming into our basement from far too much rain. The temporary Band-Aids placed by ourselves and the insurance contractor have once again... failed. The drains cannot keep up with so much water and far too much rain.

These are the times when a whole lot of smiles and plenty of laughter is in order! 

Life is far too short to sweat the big nor small stuff. Because in the end... it's not worth it. What is worth it are ways to continue smiling and sharing plenty of laughter... AMEN!

ENJOY!

It hasn't been an easy day waking up to an ever growing, flooding... water filled basement. The wait time for a plumber has went from 24-hours... to now... 3 days.

But you know what?

We have a house with a roof over our head. We have a main floor that maintains to still be dry from the constant rain. We have food, we have shelter and we have each other and that my friends is enough to get us by.

What's most important is remembering neighbors and friends that need our help now and through the coming months ahead from the flooding caused by the almighty River. Just trying to make our way around to a doctor's appointment today really tugged our heart strings. To see so many families scrambling to collect as many belongings as possible and vacate their homes that are in the way of the river rising... flooding.

Thanks be to American Red Cross who have set up a shelter close by for those families and their fur babies who are being displaced. 

Our hearts go out to those who are being greatly affected by the flooding in our little Lazy River Town.