I am so Thankful for the GREAT NEWS I got from the Dr on Friday. He told me I was "Mary Poppins". He had said that to me one time before at a previous visit and I said, "Why,...... do you think I am phony?" ..................................aaarrggghh......Karen, you are too quick to put yourself down,.................... besides that..................Mary Poppins was not a phony, ........not really anyway.
His reason for saying that was that he was talking about my test results. He said I was "Practically Perfect in every way".........AAwwww....................
No honestly, he knows how to make a cancer patient feel good. That is probably the MAIN thing he learned in 17 yrs of schooling,
(yes, that is how long his wife told me he had to go to college)
I feel so blessed to know I have another bit of time to enjoy life. I am thinking at least another year, but who knows, maybe 49 more years.
Actually, I don't ever want to die. Dale brought me home a magnet when I first got diagnosed and it is still on my fridge today. It says "I intend to live Forever.......... so far.... so good"
I have heard about being "twinkled" and I think that has a nice ring to it, so that is my goal!!
The next bit of HEAVENLY NEWS was a message written in crayon . It was on the kitchen counter nest to a vase with two little roses in it.
2 years ago when I first was diagnosed, Dale started his therapy by planting flowers. He loves roses and now has over a dozen rose bushes. For the last 3 seasons, he has brought me the first rose of the season, and the last one of the year, and put them in a small vase in the kitchen.
You have to realize that Dale is not very romantic. He is practical. He is kind. He is NOT affectionate, especially in public.
You also have to know that on our first date, I gave Dale a box of crayons, (story for another day) and he used them to write me a letter later that week that came in the mail to me. (OK, he's not romantic, but he was much younger, and was willing to do things that he thought "I" would like), so the crayon message Saturday had extra special meaning to me.
Lately, I have felt a little bit like maybe I am not very pretty anymore, at least on the OUTSIDE,
I know I have become beautiful on the inside, :) thanks to my "cancer year",
but I was feeling a little sad that I am not what I used to be for Dale. I told him how I was feeling, but he didn't seem to pay much attention, I kinda felt like he thought that I was just being a little too dramatic. (and that would be unusual for me to be dramatic.... lol)
But when I got up Saturday morning and found this, it MADE MY DAY, no............It Made my WEEK...........................
probably my YEAR!!
I LOVED IT!!
I am a lucky girl, I know that.
The last few days for sure brought me Heavenly News!!
I am grateful to my Heavenly Father for such blessings!
9 comments:
Those Esplin boys are the best! And you are BEAUTIFUL inside and out! He is a lucky guy!!
YAY DAD! Extra points for you! That made me extra happy. (I am already super happy about your Mary Poppins good news.)
I think that is EXTREMELY romantic and sweet! Congratulations on everything. You are still beautiful inside AND out!
That is a very romantic note! Congratualtions of the good news.
Congrats on the GREAT news. The note from Dale is very sweet (and it's not shocking to me that he's not outwardly romantic-is it an Esplin thing?)
Words of affirmation. Good man, dad. SO glad for your good news!
Can Larry borrow the crayons?
It was so good to talk to you on the phone the other night. Thanks for calling. We need to have another "Esplin" get together...I feel like it's been a while since we've seen everyone. I am so glad for your great news!
I was just reading your blog and catching up with you and your girls. I am not able to see Krystal and Heather's blog. Can I somehow get an invite? Do you think they would mind? Let me know. Thanks!
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