Ready For the Possibilities...

This year Jon and I will celebrate 16 years of marriage and 22 years of being a couple.  He has always amazed me...with his talent, kindness, faith, generosity...  and of course, humor!  Jon (who will soon reclaim this blog so I stop writing metaphors and sappy crap) was apparently cracking jokes throughout his surgery, which was possible because he was awake while they worked on his tumor.  One of the neurosurgeons said Jon's awake craniotomy was the most fun one he has ever done.  Somehow I am not surprised by this.  Jon's got a killer smile and can invigorate you with the warmth of his laugh.  That laugh is in short supply these days as he focuses on the business of recovering.    Someone told me today to be thankful for all the things Jon has, eyesight, mobility, speech...  Without a doubt we are thankful for those blessings and then some.  But it is important to recognize too, that the impact to our daily lives is significant.  That doesn't mean we have a pity party, but rather, we long for the days when playing catch in the backyard or a walk around the neighborhood isn't exhausting.  When family dinner at the table and sleeping in bed are the norm.  When Jon's laugh fills the house...  So today we continue to count our many blessings and embrace the emotions that accompany this process, without judgement and with the knowledge that tomorrow is a new day full of possibilities.