Creative Chaos

This is where I go whenever I have hit the creative wall. It’s right in my backyard, so I can go here anytime. This is a very quiet and peaceful spot for me. Sometimes I bring a cup of coffee and a bible, sometimes just a fashion magazine. It always serve as a time of refreshing out here. It’s like rinsing my mind out so I can start clean.

I like to walk the flagstone paths around the wooded area and talk to my dogs and pull weeds. Sometimes I take a prayer walk around the flagstones and end up sitting on the stone bench, trying to be still enough to hear what God is saying to me. I am not very good at that part though. Somehow, I find myself wandering into some of the flower beds to pull weeds when I had every intention of not moving off that bench until I get some direction from the Lord. But then, maybe that was His direction to me. “Coni, go get those weeds outta there.”

It’s all good

The time has come for me to use this post to relay some personal information. I know you are not shocked about that. You should be used to it by now.

I have received a few phone calls from co-workers and friends this week. The word is out that I have had cancer and will be undergoing surgery. This is not entirely correct. I thought I should straighten out some mis- conceptions.

I am 55 years old and have never had a colonoscopy done until about 2 weeks ago. It is a routine thing for anyone over 50. My GI doctor found a polyp. He removed the polyp and sent to a lab to be tested. The results came back positive for cancer. Now, DO NOT go goofy on me here. The doc feels like he got it all out and I trust him. He is the same doc that brought me through Hep C a few years ago and I am CURED of that. The next logical step for us is to have the doc do another colonoscopy to be sure that he got everything out. He said that he marked around the area with tattoo ink so the area will be easy to find again.

Ed didn’t want me to get another tattoo so I’m hiding this one from him. Don’t tell him.

So, I will be having a minor procedure, called a colonoscopy, done on April 23rd. I have complete confidence that everything will come out fine. Several men and women of faith are praying with me for a complete healing and a good report. If I have not asked you to pray yet, don’t waste any time being mad at me. This is your invitation. Pray for complete healing.

I have experienced healing before and I am sure that my God is able to do it again. Stand with me. Feel free to drop me an email or call me with any encouraging thoughts. I feel very blessed to have so many who care about me.

(Please take notice that I managed to leave the word “BUT” out of this whole conversation. Are you impressed?)