The Reason for the Silence
Posted by ellen5e in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Family, LIFE, Personal Experience on 01 31st, 2010 | No Comments
You may have noticed that I haven’t been blogging regularly since the middle of December. That is because I made a conscious decision to step back from many ventures during the Christmas season to focus on the most important areas of my life. I focused more on family and the celebration of what...
The Christmas Gift
Posted by ellen5e in Family on 12 7th, 2009 | No Comments
The manger stays empty until Christmas Eve.
As economic times are tough, I have had a real challenge of figuring out about what gifts I might be able to afford. There is just no way to be able to do the usual extended family Secret Santa gift exchange this year. The family vehicle needed repairs that...
The Anticipation of Advent
Posted by ellen5e in Uncategorized on 12 7th, 2009 | No Comments
Our family is in the middle of celebrating one of our favorite Christmastime traditions. In 1994 I made a lovely discovery at a local discount store of 4 ceramic figurines that I used to create our family Advent Wreath.
These 4 figures sit around the perimeter of a wreath with accompanying colored...
On Heaven’s Front Porch
A few days ago my ninety-three year old maternal grandmother was told by her doctor that she realistically has about one month more of life on this earth. She has a kind of cancer that attacks muscle.
After a brief hospitalization, she had moved into a nursing home about a month ago. My mother and father...
FAS Friends
Posted by ellen5e in Foreign Accent Syndrome, Friendship, News, Personal Experience, Spirit on 06 16th, 2009 | No Comments
I met with a new friend tonight who I call “Fishers Fran.” We both have Foreign Accent Syndrome, (an extremely rare
Eastside Ellen and Fishers Fran shake up a local Steak 'n' Shake. ---Photo by waitress Cloe.
medical condition that causes a person to speak with a foreign accent that...
Mother’s Day Blessings of Love
I believe that this is the perfect addition to the blog for today. In honor of all mothers:
I Love You Forever as read by the author Richard Munsch.
A very special HAPPY MOTHERS Day to not only those who ARE mothers, but all of us who HAVE or HAD mothers. This story is narrated by the author himself....