What Do You Say?

We went to town today to buy a nylon paint strainer. What for? We are juicing three times per day, and the juice needs to be free of any fiber or residue, so that it will digest more quickly. And before you ask, no, we do not think we are "killing cancer" with carrot juice! It is for the extra vitamins, minerals and live enzymes which are of extreme importance in Leland's nutritional status.

So we are in the hardware store in our small town buying the nylon paint strainer with which to strain the juice.

We are at the counter to pay for our purchase.  There are about 5 other people nearby, one other behind the counter and 2 or 3 behind us.  The nice friendly young clerk with whom we have struck up an amiable acquaintance over the past few years asks us “Well, how are you folks today?” in a rather booming voice with a big smile.  What does one say? The truth?  A polite lie?   “ We’re  fine thanks, just a little touch of terminal cancer, other than that we’re fine.”   We opted for the generic “Fine thanks” , because in truth, we are fine today, Leland tires more easily, but most of the time feels ok.  And for that we are very grateful. We were just not prepared for that little scenario and laughed about it when we got to the car.

 As we were driving along discussing one more thing, peanuts, that we cannot eat any more, Leland was a little down in the mouth about that as it is one of his favorite foods.  He mentioned something about the inconvenience of doing everything from scratch, and my answer to him was “Nothing is as inconvenient as burying you!”  Well, that put it into perspective for both of us.  Truly, there is little in this life more important than keeping him as healthy as it is possible to do. 

Our courage is good and our faith is strong.  We are full of gratitude to God for the blessings of life each and every day, for the blessings of family and friends who love and care for us, and are storming Heaven’s gates for us.  We feel the strength from on High, and are blessed!

For those of our dear family and friends, if you have e-mailed or left a phone message, it is appreciated.  Please understand we cannot possibly respond to everyone at this time, but each one is read and savored.  Thank you.