Yearly Archives: 2013

In my young and rebellious years I was a smoker. When I travelled overseas, all my fellow smokers and I made jokes about the warning labels for smoking in the UK. “Smoking Kills” and “Smoker’s Die Younger” were two of our favorites. In giant big black letters just as plain […]

Warning: “Smoking Kills”

18 Aug, 2013 in Uncategorized by justlivinglikethis

Fortunately for us, this photo does not represent what happened to our car. It is an example of what we were spared of. The day before we left for vacation I noticed a new noise and what I described as a “shimmy” to my husband. The morning we were leaving, […]

The Tire Almost Came Off – Whew…

16 Aug, 2013 in Uncategorized by justlivinglikethis

These “ducks” can be seen at various famous tourist places all over the US. We happened upon our bunch of ducks in Branson, MO where they tour Tablerock Lake. Now don’t get me wrong – the lake is gorgeous, its why we go to that area in the first place. […]

Ride the Ducks “quack quack”

15 Aug, 2013 in Uncategorized by justlivinglikethis

This time last year I thought I would never be able to drive again or be strong enough to handle all that mommy duty required. This time last year, I was barely able to exercise, not able to clean my own house because of the exhaustion of carrying the […]

Too Cold for the Lake in August?

13 Aug, 2013 in Uncategorized by justlivinglikethis

I don’t know how many of you are a fan of the TV show Mr. Monk, but my husband and I are rabid fans. In a rerun espisode we were watching yesterday on Netflix, he was listing off he phobias for his therapist – Milk, Heights, Bees, Blenders, Bees in […]

Mr. Monk’s fear of bees

9 Aug, 2013 in Uncategorized by justlivinglikethis

I was reading this morning from Women of Faith devotional and Barbara Johnson was describing Marilyn Meberg in her fight against brain cancer. She would always say that in fighting a chronic illness, you have to have your “ducks in a row”. I couldn’t agree more. In Lyme disease, ducks […]

Ducks in a Row

8 Aug, 2013 in Uncategorized by justlivinglikethis

I have been reminded the past few days of how terrible and hard it is to find rest in this Lyme battle. Between the physical pain and discomfort, add in the mental ability to fight off anxiety and discouragement and you have a full fledged insomnia panic attack-a-palooza that lasts […]

Finding Rest

8 Aug, 2013 in Uncategorized by justlivinglikethis

I know for all who suffer from Lyme, they can agree that it is the Midst of Trouble. There are so many ups and downs it feels completely like riding through the back roads in Arkansas. What I can tell you is that you have to hold fast to the […]

Psalm 138 – The Midst of Trouble

6 Aug, 2013 in Uncategorized by justlivinglikethis

Don’t mind the rocket launchers, we used more serious weapons to fight off and win against this Lyme disease in our household. This summer marks a new chapter in our lives. Finding the New Normal again after Lyme. What does that mean for us, for you? One day at a […]

All Three Lyme Warriors

6 Aug, 2013 in Uncategorized by justlivinglikethis