While I'm Waiting

Creating a Blog...

When we first found out about my mom's new journey, I had called my Aunt Marilyn for a silly question, but I guess really just to hear her loving, reassuring voice.  She had suggested that it would be nice if someone created a blog to that family and friends could keep in touch better.  My sister Becky, right now is 3 hrs ahead of us and our family in Illinois is 1 hr behind, so sometimes calling can be a bit challanging.  I thought It was a really good idea, but had never chatted on or had even created a blog.  I asked for some help on Facebook.  Someone whom I never expected asked me to "pm" them (personal message).  I told them what I wanted to do and how I needed help.  They kindly walked me through and told me what to do.  For that I was incredibly grateful.  Thanks Matt. 

After spending all morning creating a blog (actually several wrong ones...) I was now onto the task of "decorating" it.  You can pick the way you want it to be laid out (which I didn't do anything with) and you could pick the background.  There were different topics, basic, watercolor, simple, etc.  I went first for mom's favorite color, blue.  It was a pretty blue, a perfect baby blue, one I know she would have picked for a nursery.  After I looked at it for a while, I thought it was too cheery.  Not that I wanted black, the color of death, but not this sky-everythings-perfect-in-the-world blue.  Ok- onto the next color - tan.  I thought good.  Neutral.  Perfect.  Well, it had some ducks or some kind of birds in the corner flying into the sunset.  Maybe good for a the outdoors man or duck lover, but not my mom.  There was a chocolate brown.  "Brown?  Hmmm...crazy how that color has become quite popular in the last few years.  Brown.  Hey, mom has a LL Bean fleece vest (and shirt to match, of course) that is this EXACT color.  She loves that color now," I thought to myself.  She has become quite the LL Bean lover these days.  "Their clothes just hold up so well in the wash and their colors don't fade."  She says. 

Mom has always been serious about colors.  In fact, I'm not sure if she still does, but she used to carry around in her purse color swatches for each "season."  So depending on your skin tone, eye & hair color decides what "season" you are in:  Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall.  She is a winter.  She would carry these swatches around with her - a rainbow of colors, so when she was shopping for herself or others, she knew if that was a color that they would wear and that would look right on them.  Now that she is a blond, she can now wear browns and olive shades, something she was not able to wear before.  :-) 

Chocolate Brown.  This IS indeed one of her colors.  After I clicked on the "brown" page, I saw that it had a map/globe print at the top.  "Oh rats!  I thought this one was perfect, guess I'll keep looking," I thought to myself. It reminded me of a den's wallpaper.  BOOORRRRING!!!   I just stared at that page for what seemed like a long time.  "Actually, it is perfect.   THIS is the reason we are doing this blog.  She not only has people that love her literally all over this world, we are ALL trying to stay connected.  AND it fit with what I had wanted to call the blog, Gingie's Journey.  Her journey ... from this world to the next...whenever that may be.  Yes, this is it."

A map.  Funny.  I started thinking about that.  Maps.  You know, I used to tease my sister, Becky when she was growing up that she was such a nerd.  She had maps all over her walls in her room!  Even in high school - how dorky and weird!!!!  Now she works in US Embassys all over the world.  I have a picture from Christmas a few years ago.  Becky and her family had just moved to Uruguay a few months prior and a few of us were sitting at mom's diningroom table looking at an atlas and a globe.  That was our time with Becky.   

I used to tease Jeannie about carrying a calculator with her in her purse.  "I need it for my classes!"  Yeah, whatever, you are such a nerd!  She is now a doctor of chiropractic and God uses her to touch and heal people's bodies. 

I don't remember what Jimmy had on his bedroom walls or what he carried around with him.  He was 10 yrs younger than me and really, I appreciated him because my parent's always thought I was the rebel of the family, then they had Jim.  He made me look not so bad!! 

My walls?  Well, I had Ralph Macchio and Kirk Cameron posters on my walls.  Come on, they were pretty cute.  How has that affected me today?  Well, I can say that I did watch Ralph on Dancing with the Stars a couple of years ago and Kirk Cameron was on the movie Fireproof that I happend to watch again over Christmas break.  Yes, they deeply affected my life...ha ha. 

Today, is the tumor meeting with the doctors.  We don't know what time it is.  I don't think there is actually a tumor.  They are cells that are on the ulcers at the bottom of her colon - that is just what this first meeting is called.  Mom's appointment with the Indiana oncologist is tomorrow, Friday at 2:45.  We do not know if they will call her today after this tumor meeting or if they will wait until tomorrow.  This waiting really is hard.  I can handle any kind of news, I just like to know so I can plan.  Waiting...

I am a music person.  Music and lyrics speak to me and often help me.  Below is the link and to the video and lyrics to the song, "While I'm Waiting."  This song is from the movie, Fireproof, with Kirk Cameron.  (guess he did have a bigger impact on my life) - the video will come on after the commercial.  Click on the link below:

While I'm Waiting" Lyrics	[edit]
by John Waller | from the album The Blessing
116

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3b2jw1rjBc&noredirect=1

While I'm Waiting
I'm waiting
I'm waiting on You, Lord
And I am hopeful
I'm waiting on You, Lord
Though it is painful
But patiently, I will wait

I will move ahead, bold and confident
Takeing every step in obedience
While I'm waiting
I will serve You
While I'm waiting
I will worship
While I'm waiting
I will not faint
I'll be running the race
Even while I wait

I'm waiting
I'm waiting on You, Lord
And I am peaceful
I'm waiting on You, Lord
Though it's not easy
But faithfully, I will wait
Yes, I will wait
I will serve You while I'm waiting
I will worship while I'm waiting
I will serve You while I'm waiting
I will worship while I'm waiting
I will serve you while I'm waiting
I will worship while I'm waiting on You, Lord