Seeing the Moon Behind the Trees

I was sitting outside on the back patio tonight, overwhelmed with what has happened the last couple of days.  Beyond the fence stand giant cedars, branches reaching out in every direction, blocking views of the sky beyond.  These branches are like the obstacles we face, so many and so thick that often it's hard to see through the thick of it.  But I hear birds chirping and notice a faint glow surrounding them.  So instead of sitting there, slumped over feeling sorry for myself, I get up and slowly walk across the yard, cool green grass under my bare feet.  I look behind the trees and there it is.  The moon is big and bright, like a crystal ball waiting to tell me my fortune.  Sometimes when we can't see the light, we might just have to find another angle to look from.    

Feeding Tube Awareness Week and TPN Week 1

Last year at this time I posted about my experience and success with the first feeding tube and how it changed my life.  What a year a difference makes!  Though the week is wrapping up, I want to again bring light to another Feeding Tube Awareness Week, 2013.  I've shared my own experiences with the j-tube over the last 1 1/2 years and though I'm not currently using the one I have, there are many other resources available to learn more.  These tubes have saved countless lives and provide essential nutrition and calories to those who cannot take enough in otherwise.