Being a pastor’s wife is not for the faint of heart. While it is a wonderful calling that brings me much joy, the responsibilities of it are downright sobering.…

Yesterday I had to go to Greenville for my three month follow up with my pulmonologist.  (Details of visit at end of post.) On the 2 1/2 hour trip home, I was thrilled to pieces that a small riverfront town called Plymouth and the golden hour arrived in my life at the same time. That happy juxtapositioning of events inspired me to spend some time…

I blogged this week about the 80% chance that I have rheumatoid arthritis.  And naturally I wondered how that would eventually affect the things I love to do, like playing the piano. Well.  This morning I ran across a video and after watching it, I was suddenly pretty certain that I’m going to keep on playing, no matter what.…

“Your blood work came back great.  No elevated sed rate and no rheumatoid factors were present.” When my rheumatologist told me that yesterday, I just smiled, sat back and got myself ready for a nice little non-scary chat about osteoarthritis, the “regular” kind of arthritis that occurs naturally with aging and is not as traumatic (to me, at least ) as rheumatoid arthritis.…