Maddie

This morning Maddie was very lethargic and was having trouble breathing. We packed her up and went off to Tufts where she is now. They kept her overnight to try to figure out what is going on. The ultrasound that they did today showed fluid around her heart and a possible growth around her heart as well. The ultrasound that our regular vet did a couple of weeks ago didn't show any growth that I'm aware of. I hope that they can figure out what is wrong and come up with a treatment plan to keep her comfortable for as long as possible. She was a trooper, though. Please be well, my sweet piggy.

Some pictures I took today for my Project 365. I was planning on participating in the New Year's Sunrise challenge but the sky was so overcast today that I didn't get to see a sunrise.

Wishcasting Wednesday

Today's prompt is "What do you wish to give?" I wish to give OKness. By this I mean the belief, deep in myself and yourself, that we are OK just as we are. That none of us are perfect nor do we need to be. We are enough as we are.

Found my quote

"The older you get, the more you realize that kindness is synonymous with happiness." Lionel Barrymore

A beautiful day

I. and I spent a beautiful afternoon out in Petersham at the North Common Meadow Trustees of Reservations' land. Perfect weather, so nice in fact that I took a little nap lying in the grass next to I.


Mr. Jack has recovered from surgery. It's a long story but we first thought it was another disk issue, this time in his neck. However, thanks to our vet, who I haven't been thrilled with in the recent past, we discovered that it was an abscess in a salivary gland. The vet removed it and now, about 2 1/2 weeks post surgery, Jack is his perky self. How blessed we are that it wasn't a disk and that the lump wasn't cancerous. Very blessed.

My new favorite poem

Write it on your heart...

Write it on your heart
that every day is the best day in the year.
He is rich who owns the day,
and no one owns the day
who allows it to be invaded with fret and anxiety.
Finish every day and be done with it.
You have done what you could.
Some blunders and absurdities, no doubt, crept in.
Forget them as soon as you can, tomorrow is a
new day;
begin it well and serenely,
with too high a spirit to be cumbered with your old nonsense.
This new day is too dear, with its hopes and invitations,
to waste a moment on the yesterdays...

~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Blessings

I. and I had a wonderful dinner at Gibbett Hill tonight. It was a beautiful summer's evening, warm, a little humid and a bit of a breeze. I had the free range chicken and I., the prime rib. Both very good. Didn't do much else today besides nap and get my hair cut and colored.

I am blessed to have come across some wonderfully written blogs that give my soul a bit of peace. Love the quotes I find on them, too.

From here: "In the tempestuous ocean of time and toil, there are islands of stillness where we may enter a harbor and reclaim our dignity." ~ Abraham Joseph Heschel

and

Prayer of Metropolitan Philaret

Lord, give me the strength to greet the coming day in peace. Help me in all things to rely on Your holy will. Reveal Your will to me every hour of the day. Bless my dealings with all people. Teach me to treat all people who come to me throughout the day with peace of soul and with firm conviction that Your will governs all. In all my deeds and words guide my thoughts and feelings. In unexpected events, let me not forget that all are sent by you. Teach me to act firmly and wisely, without embittering and embarrassing others. Give me the physical strength to bear the labors of this day. Direct my will, teach me to pray, pray in me.

Amen.


From here: "Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life and attend to your own business and work with your hands...." 1 Thessalonians 4:11


I am not religious but these speak to my heart and are good reminders of the life I strive to live.

Something I thought I'd never see

I am in shock.