October 12 update: I’m done!

I’m extremely happy to have very little to report in this update.😄

It’s been two weeks since the AFib incident, with no further episodes. I’ve added back in regular energization, as well as gradually increasing the pace and distance of my morning and evening walks. The opening in my chest where the catheter was is healing well; there’s just a regular Band-Aid on it now and even that will be gone in another couple of days.

Yesterday was my final doctor’s appointment and I’m officially done! I can go for walks without wearing a mask and as of next week I can start eating in restaurants again. The doctors are no longer overly concerned about food restrictions, but I still have to avoid people (or crowds of them at least). 

A week from tomorrow we’ll drive to Pacific Grove to stay in a house near the ocean for five days. A chance to relax and unwind in order to begin the process of integrating this amazingly intense period.

And then we’ll finally be homeward bound — after a full two months away. I can hardly wait. 

Thank you again and again for the love, the prayers, the emails, the notes, the gifts, the voicemails, the insights, and endless support. We couldn’t have done it without you. 💖

Ocean cravings

Once I get the final clearance from my doctors, we’re exploring the possibility of getting away to the coast for a few days.

Of course, we’ve already been “away” for over a month, but it certainly hasn’t been a vacation!

We’re both feeling the need for quiet time to process, to integrate, and to simply rest. Let’s see what’s trying to happen!

Wrapping my mind around big new ideas

You know that feeling when you discover someone who communicates in a way that explains you to yourself? Who — after you read or hear them — your personal universe tilts in a new direction?

Yeah, it’s kind of disorienting.

Well, I found someone like that. But the big ideas aren’t limited to me or my perspective; I think this will also inform my ministry and my spiritual path and how I understand my role in the world.

But first I have to assimilate and integrate these big ideas. I have a feeling it’s going to take a little while.