Category Archives: General Updates

From Michelle.  1 June, 2011. Dear friends and family, Steve and I forget that we cannot do things as we did before.  This month, we got recklessly hungry for life, and we crammed our mouths full with it.  The crowded … Continue reading →

From Michelle. 28 April, 2011. Dearest friends and family, Happy Easter! Although we have been silent, our lives have not been quiet. On the contrary, we have been orchestrating the profusion of activities to be accomplished in the slim numbering … Continue reading →

From Michelle.  30 March, 2011. Dear Friends and Family, We find ourselves embraced in the familiar fluid warmth of a humid Florida afternoon.  Steve’s parents have been coming down to Florida for many years, and several times we had gratefully … Continue reading →

From Michelle.  10 March, 2011. Dearest friends and family, Sometimes we forget to see how far we have come on this journey.  We take our cues from those who see us only sporadically.  Steve’s progress is mirrored in their astonishment … Continue reading →

From Michelle.  18 February, 2011. Dear friends and family, We have arrived at yet another threshold, peeking through a new doorway at the next uncertain stretch of space.  Steve now has permission to walk without “assistive devices” around the home.  … Continue reading →

From Michelle.  28 January, 2011. Dearest friends and family, Believe it or not, I was a single mom for five days this past week.  What this means is that Steve was off traveling.  I love to mention this casually to … Continue reading →

From Michelle.  21 January, 2011. Dear Friends and Family, As Steve makes more and more gains, I find my confidence to speak about our experience waning.  Doubt clouds my mind, and I wonder what in the world gives me any … Continue reading →

From Michelle.  8 January, 2011. Dear friends and family, The holidays flew by and landed us, disheveled but optimistic, in a brand new year.  Looking around, we still feel as if we are out on an open sea, having broken … Continue reading →

Christmas 2010 Dearest friends and family, We approach Christmas this year amazed to find ourselves not only in an entirely unexpected set of circumstances, but with more grateful hearts than ever before. With all of our “stuff” far away in … Continue reading →

Needless to say, it has been an unsual Advent this year. Finding us outside of our normal busy mode of Christmas parties and congregational care, as well as active participation in church life, Advent came tiptoeing in with December. But … Continue reading →