Annie's Song

  "Joy is the echo of God's life within us." Joseph Marmion Mom surrounded by family, neighbors and close friends. Such a sweet time! LOTS of food, drink & Sees candy and floral arrangements for mom 😃 What brings you joy and delights your soul? It is really such an individual thing. I thought for the longest time that everyone delighted in birds or wending their way through nurseries to look at plants and flowers. Turns out, that isn't the case. However, I do think most of us derive a lot of joy from celebrations. A week ago Saturday, September 10th approximately 40 family and friends gathered at mom and dad's home to celebrate a wonderful occasion: Ann was back at home and on the home stretch of her 30+ radiation treatments. The weather may have been gloomy but mom was radiant. Rose, caregiver extraordinaire, did a beautiful job on mom's hair and makeup. She was wearing a blue graphic t-shirt her sister, Moira had recently given her which reads: "M

  "Don't worry about anything; instead pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank Him for all He has done. Then you will experience God's peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:6,7 Mom and Molly Bear last Friday Don't worry about anything.... instead pray about everything. That is way easier said than done. I think we as humans are hardwired to worry ~ be anxious ~ possibly even "catastrophize" aka go to the worst case scenario. I love that there are 365 verses in the bible that say something to the effect of: "Do not be afraid." (One verse for each day of the year. 😊) Last Thursday my dad gave us all a scare. Nora, the LVN/caregiver who was with mom at the time, called 9-1-1 and dad was taken by the paramedics to Mission Hospital. Thankfully he was discharged the following day but it is still unclear what happened. So... dad will be