The Hours of Night
by
The Confused Man in
Recovery #9
David W Friesen ImaginArtStudio copyright 2013
Here I am
dealing with life once more. We should
join a club. It's 2 am and finally
taking time to reflect on my skin cancer diagnosis. My limited knowledge tells me that there is a
good chance that it will not kill me and the doctors will remove it this week,
the soonest I could get a reservation, ha.
I hope there is a hot tub.
The "thing"
is on my nose, it became visible about 6 weeks ago. I understand that this is not the worst kind
of cancer but that word all by itself is frightening. The surgery is called Mohs with a pretty good
success rate (98%). God is making sure I
keep Him close in times like this. I
really appreciate His presence. That is
exactly what our devotional (Jesus Calling) has been about for the entire month
of October. I thank God for everything
in my life and I will become more like Him as He teaches me not to fear but to
trust and have faith in His promises.
Our trees
are gone and the house doesn't look that bad, to me at least. Now it is new fence time. Did I tell you that I am listening to the
Canadian Brass, they are wonderful, I love trumpet playing. These musicians are amazing. I was a music
major with emphasis on trumpet performance for my freshman and sophomore years in
college. It was after taking trumpet lessons the summer between my sophomore and
junior year that I made the decision that I would never meet my expectations in
music.
Every day
during that summer school session, I would spend my spare time wondering around
the halls of the Art School. I still
cannot figure out why I didn't pursue getting a degree in Art. To get better at
anything there is no secret, just do it and then do it some more and then more
and more and more.
I am very
satisfied with how much artwork I have done and had the chance to sell some of
it. As long as I stay away from trying
to lead my life without God He helps and guides. I have been seeing short glimpses or getting
past the confusion. I am a long,
loooooooooonnnngggggggg way from winning that battle. Lately ourchildren have been such a great
pleasure. They are tremendous young
adults. We pray that God will continue
to work in their lives to guide them into having joy and feeling positive about
their life. I am very scattered this
morning. If you will forgive me for the
shortness of this entry, I will just say hi to some of my friends. I thank God for friends and family every
day.
Here is
something new, I bought 85 golf balls from a thrift shop here in town for 20
cents each. Now I can play again. I understand that they cost as much as $5 or
more each.
My magic
mirror has been accumulating many pictures in its memory and I am going to
release some of the pressure by sharing them with you.
I see Howard
and Linda up in Portland, I will be emailing them soon. Need to check on his new book. Sorry it has been so long. I also see Virginia and Jim back in
Kansas. Wow, have you been getting more
handsome and Virginia has always been beautiful and smart. I don't mean that you aren't smart Jim but
facts are facts. I don't think men would
get by without smarter women as partners.
I truly hope that you guys are doing OK.
I also see Shirley, do you think she would deliver some of her brittle
out here to California.
I'm afraid I
am mixing this blog with my facebook and it is starting to confuse me
again. The actual pictures of me and my
exploits will be coming in the near future. I love all you guys out there in
cyberland. Posted on 11-14-13
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