Yearly Archives: 2015

wise-men-gifts — At a children’s program recently, the speaker’s topic was the Wise Men and so it’s made me think more about them this Christmas season and notice images of them every where I go. I began to think about how much our journey through this Lyme disease relates to the Magi’s journey. […]

Lyme and the Wise Men

25 Dec, 2015 in Uncategorized by justlivinglikethis

Chickens Farm — Some friends of ours found this sign for us at a garage sale last year after we moved. We now have a bit more land and a small barn – just the kind of place our chickens needed to roam. We have had chickens for about 5 years now. I’m […]

We Have Rogue Chickens

24 Dec, 2015 in Uncategorized by justlivinglikethis

Empty Box - What would happen if the manger was empty — In the abstract world in which I live, this empty 6 foot tall “box” sits in my front yard. Spontaneously and accidentally the box is empty. What is it and what does it mean? Well, it is the stable, if you will, of the nativity set that moved here from […]

The Empty Box – What happens if the manger was ...

17 Dec, 2015 in Uncategorized by justlivinglikethis

FB words Most used 2015 — A few weeks ago on Facebook, there was a mad dash for everyone in my feed to do this “Most common words used in 2015 on FB” app. So word clouds filled my feed to annoyance (kind of not really), it was really more a a distraction that had my […]

Where is your focus? (A Facebook Wordcloud psychological experiment)

12 Dec, 2015 in Uncategorized by justlivinglikethis

held — There is a place of emptiness that chronic Lyme can suck you into. I remember that place. That dark lonely scary terrible place where the cloud of panic engulfs and takes your breath away. The place you feel you’ve been locked inside and the key has been thrown away. That […]

Not a tear is wasted – JUST BE HELD

10 Dec, 2015 in Uncategorized by justlivinglikethis

religious-thanksgiving-wallpapers — I was reading in a book entitled “The Good and Beautiful God” by James Bryan Smith this morning and it hit me, something entirely new about Thanksgiving. The spirit of thanksgiving is vital for our battle with Lyme or any other chronic illness. I know that deep down but sometimes […]

How do You Count Your Blessings in Lyme?

2 Dec, 2015 in Uncategorized by justlivinglikethis

jekyll_hide-783400 — If you are a parent either fighting Lyme yourself or helping your kids fight Lyme, you get this right away. Lyme and its healing battle has a way of taking you down to your raw self and bringing out the Mr. Hyde side of us all. The war against Lyme […]

Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde or Sherlock Holmes?

30 Nov, 2015 in Uncategorized by justlivinglikethis

French soldiers patrol near the Eiffel Tower in Paris as part of the "Vigipirate" security plan — As I watched the news unfold the past few days, I was reminded of a time in my healing journey that I was oblivious. Not that I was uncaring or unconcerned or had a lack of compassion. I just didn’t have the energy. I just was trying to put one […]

The World Could Be On Fire….BUT I’m Fighting LYME…..

17 Nov, 2015 in Uncategorized by justlivinglikethis

do-not-enter-sign — The list of things Lyme causes goes on and on for pages. My symptoms alone from Lyme and its various co-infections spanned an entire page. It can take and it can damage and it can destroy and it can kill. But we are not going there today. Let’s look in […]

What Lyme CANNOT Do……EVER

12 Nov, 2015 in Uncategorized by justlivinglikethis

I met a new Lyme friend yesterday and she told me a story that brought me to tears. I am amazed by the outstanding acts in friendship. We will call my new Lyme friend Sarah. She was travelling many states away to come for Lyme treatment. She had a friend volunteer […]

Ode to the Lyme Support (friends, spouses and families)

5 Nov, 2015 in Uncategorized by justlivinglikethis