Day 3

After a restless night, Friday proved to be a wonderful day. Although I must admit that I am fighting exhaustion, I was thrilled to be able to get back to my Friday ritual of Frisch’s with Dad and Jody and Louie. I brought Sam as my back up driver, but happily, didn’t need to employ him. It was good to put some normal routine back into my life after the last month. It may not last long, but at least for today, it was a normal Friday.

Although I would have been happy to crawl into bed at 6p.m., instead, we attended a wedding. It was a beautiful ceremony and reinforced my thought, that if I am going to be selective in how I expend my energy, I would like to spend it on the most lovely moments available to me.

It was wonderful to see this young couple just beginning, and so full of hope. The entire theme of their ceremony was hope, and it hit home with me. Life is all about hope, no matter what age or stage, hope is vital. Hope is what gives us the energy and impetus, to put one foot in front of the other on whatever journey we find ourselves. Tonight, I’m clinging to hope and holding on tight.