I’m still alive

I made it through surgery. Thankfully I don’t remember a thing. I was freaking out on the inside, but tried to joke around so I wouldn’t freak out on the outside, too. The last thing I asked in the O.R. was if there were any boys in the room and my anesthesiologist said, “yes” and [...]

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He is Not His Cancer

It’s been two months since I last saw Bob (not his real name).
He is half the size he used to be.
A monster called cancer has been given free reign over his body.
Lungs, bone marrow, brain.
But cancer has not crushed his spirit.
The doctors told Bob he has 6 weeks to live, maybe 6 months if he’s [...]

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Surgery Angst

I have surgery tomorrow. And I am scared of surgery. Haven’t been there. Haven’t done that. Not even when I gave birth. I’ve never had general anesthesia so I’m a little freaked out that I might be one of those people that go under and become paralyzed but still feel everything. There you are [...]

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Redeeming Love

Every time I finish a great novel, I go through a few days of mourning. I can’t pick up another novel right away because I want to savor what I’ve just read, digest it and roll it around in my mind a few more times.
When I get toward the end of a great novel, I [...]

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Marketing is Everything

The world revolves around marketing. Even in parenting, it’s all about marketing. Don’t believe me? If I had a video feed into this computer, I would prove it.
Today, my kids really want to sled. They are on each other’s nerves and subsequently on mine. I’m trying to fold laundry before we leave but it’s almost [...]

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Hope During a Misty Day

The sky is gray again. There’s some sort of snow/sleet mix coming down, and the roads are slushy. Just the kind of weather that makes you want to curl up in bed and wake up another day or in another place. And I ask myself, “Why do we live in Indiana?”
I just read through the [...]

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Keep Climbing

A few years ago, our family vacationed at a Young Life camp in Colorado www.trailwest.younglife.org. We joined 20+ Indy families for a week filled with horse riding, a ropes course/climbing wall, swimming, hiking, bbqs, among other fun activities.
Most Young Life camps are structured the same way: a lot of activity packed into the beginning of [...]

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Sunshine

I am singing. I am sitting in front of my computer for hours on end today. I have been writing about business processes, new physicians, real estate and teleservices and my booty is aching. Sounds rather dismal, right? So why am I singing sweet tunes in my head?
The sun is shining and I can actually [...]

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New photos

I have added new photos to my mac site. If you are interested in seeing our photos from Chicago or Michigan… go to
http://web.mac.com/lynnhouse
and look for the links at the top.

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The big ugly liar

Shame can be productive if I look at it square in the eyes. If I don’t stare it down, it wreaks havoc with its big, ugly lies. A friend of mine challenged me last night. He gave me a little exercise to write out to see if I could get to the root of some [...]

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