justlivinglikethis

favoritethings2 — My kids adore all types of singing movies and the classics are still some of their favorites. As I was thinking on all the benefits and progress we made in 2013, this song popped into my head. Its from the benefit of the doctors and suppliers of natural methods and […]

These are a few of my favorite things…..

5 Feb, 2014 in Uncategorized by justlivinglikethis

RearViewMirror — I was picking up some homeopathic remedy refills at the doctor’s office yesterday who I have known for nearly 10 years now. She shared an office with the kinesiologist I used for years and helped me when I was extremely ill from Lyme. As we exchanged product and payment, the […]

Rear View Mirror

23 Jan, 2014 in Uncategorized by justlivinglikethis

rockclimbingdangle — When calamity overtakes you like a storm, when disaster sweeps over you like a whirlwind, when distress and trouble overwhelm you. (Proverbs 1:27) Being from the midwest and living in tornado alley for the better part of my adult life, I can account for the feeling of a literal storm overtaking me. The darkness […]

Holding Onto Hope….

17 Jan, 2014 in Uncategorized by justlivinglikethis

brace yourself against the storm — When I was in the pit of my Lyme disease and walking through the darkest days, a dear friend kept encouraging me to read the book of Job. I couldn’t for the longest time. I think it is like watching a movie where something bad happens to a child. Now […]

Brace Yourself Like a Man

8 Jan, 2014 in Uncategorized tagged Chronic Lyme / coinfections / healing lyme / LYme / Lyme disease / tick borne illness by justlivinglikethis

Lottery-Mega-Millions — I ran to the grocery store for a few remaining ingredients for entertaining last week and got into the express lane at the grocery. At our grocery, one of the express lanes doubles as the tobacco isle. So it was on this day that I am behind a sweet looking […]

Cigarettes and a Lottery Ticket…..

2 Jan, 2014 in Uncategorized by justlivinglikethis

ambulance — They won’t know what to do with me……That’s the thought I wrestled with each night that the pain got so unbearable Iwas sure that I wouldn’t see the morning. I wrestled with waking up my husband and going to the ER or calling 911. I have chronic Lyme disease and […]

Calling 911…..

27 Dec, 2013 in Uncategorized by justlivinglikethis

MerryChristmas — These words come flying out of my mouth to the checker as I pay at the grocery store, or to the man at the meat locker boxing up my brisket this morning. Sometimes our traditions and habits become empty and need to be revisted. I heard the most amazing talk […]

Have a “Mighty” Christmas

18 Dec, 2013 in Uncategorized by justlivinglikethis

brain fog — I was sitting at my kid’s swimming lessons this summer happily feeling on the upside of my Lyme battle and chatting with a friend. Another unknown lady came into the conversation and I introduced myself to her because we had discovered some friends in common. Her reply stunned me. “I […]

Brain Fog

13 Dec, 2013 in Uncategorized by justlivinglikethis

squirrel — On my second semester abroad at Regent’s College in London, my roommate and I took up a bad habit. Well, many bad habits – that’s another story for another day – but one in particular involved the squirrels. London is very much like other big cities in the world with […]

The squirrel – Unintended Consequences

5 Dec, 2013 in Uncategorized by justlivinglikethis

My name is Lance Fairbairn, Janice’s husband. As a husband with a family that has been affected by Lyme, I want to encourage you to push forward with what energy you have to fight. Looking back on this last decade, it has been exhausting and amazing. Our family has had […]

A Letter from my Husband – Final Day Last Chance ...

27 Nov, 2013 in Uncategorized tagged Chronic Lyme / healing lyme / LYme / Lyme disease by justlivinglikethis