Light from Darkness
I’m planning difficult but needed decisions this week. But, you know, I really don’t mind. It seems that having Leuk by my side (even though I wish he’d take a hike) gives me a (Read More)
Author: Jim
Kick the Habit
Are you one of those who grew up thinking they always had to put other people first? I’m one of those. I guess growing up in the hospitality industry, as I did, taught me (Read More)
Island life sounds good!
Hi gang, I haven’t made any entries in the last few days. Guess I’m off my game. I’m still good. Feeling healthy. Leuk’s been leaving me alone pretty much. The plans for a debt-free (Read More)
White Knight
The last two days have been challenging. This time it’s nothing to do with Leuk. Just issues that we all share from time to time – mainly financial. Negotiating with people & creditors is (Read More)
Sailing Puns
It’s a great day. The sun isn’t shining, but who cares… Its Washington State after all! Did I mention I obtained a free sailboat? It’s a Buccaneer 220. My son and I are going (Read More)
29,200 Tides
Several years ago, while walking on our beach, I stopped and looked at our old raft, the one we waterskied off of many years ago. It was sitting up high and dry. Many of (Read More)
A Letter to my Friends
Hi all, Normally I only write posts during the week and take weekends off. But today I’ve discovered I have serveral friends reading my blog that I wasn’t aware of. Good friends who are (Read More)
Letting go of stress
Stress, guilt, and I have been buddies for a long time. But today I managed to handle a potentially stressful situation without getting so wrapped up in it. I’ve learned to delegate without guilt (Read More)
The God Factor
This is a subject I will probably be revisiting as my journey with Leuk progresses. Learning you have leukemia quickly gets to the God questions. For some, this news pulls them closer to their (Read More)
Choose laughter
I’d like to write a bit about my last post. Some would, I suppose, consider it dark humor… making jokes about dying from leukemia. We all have different ways of facing our possible demise, (Read More)
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