Celebrate!!!!

As I take a few moments to contemplate the day...there are so many reasons for celebration. In June of 2007, we learned that my sarcoma had metastasized to my lungs. The medical prognosis was delivered -- "incurable." As many of you know, something happens to a person when they are told something like that. Actually, a number of things happen. One thing is that you begin to recognize milestones. In a sense, every single day is a milestone. Most especially, though, you look at certain dates and occasions from that perspective. Every holiday, every anniversary, every special day are all cause to celebrate, just knowing that you have made another one, that you have survived long enough to see it.

Today, we celebrated my third birthday since that day. I have seen three Thanksgiving holidays, two Christmases, two Easters, two wedding anniversaries, 2 1/2 years' worth of family and friends' birthdays. Two Super Bowls, three July 4ths, well over 100 Sundays. And every one of them came with the realization that it could be my last. I have been so blessed.

Whether we realize it or not, healthy or not, we are all in the same predicament -- each day we live could be our last. Every day of life is precious. We need to recognize each new day as a gift from God and a new reason to celebrate. "O give thanks unto the Lord for He is good, for His mercy endures forever!"

Thanks to everyone for your calls, texts, visits, and wishes today. They were so uplifting! Thank you, Helen, Shan, and Stef for a great birthday! I love you so much!

We love you all!