May 16, 2009 10:30 PM 12 days to go

The day could have started a little better, but it ended fine.

I have not had cereal for breakfast for quite a while and, obviously, this means milk as well. Upon concluding the meal, I had another bout with nausea. My concern at the moment was that I might be suffering from a touch of lactose intolerance. But, none of my drugs produces that side effect. It was definitely nothing systemic as I felt fine after the incident and, as I mentioned above, the rest of the day was fine.

Of course, in the grand scheme of things, this is nothing. But, in the interest of fair reporting, I could see no reason to suppress the information.

With the nice weather, I did get a chance to see one of my granddaughters play soccer today. It is nice to be able to participate in some of life's activities again. These moments certainly are special as they very well could have been denied to me.

I did forget to mention one other item from yesterday. As I did say, our priest came to visit yesterday. A few years ago, I asked for and was granted the pulpit on a Sunday morning. Yesterday, I asked him if it would be possible to do it a second time when I finally have the opportunity to return to church. He nicely acceded to my request as I hoped that he would. I was counting my chickens, I admit, because I have already written most of what I wish to say. Of course, we still have a long way to go but the bulk of the activity and the meaningful moments have already occurred. My walk has exhibited many, many instances where God's presence has obviously been there. And, most importantly, I would not feel that my journey was complete unless I took the pulpit. It would always bother me if I could not obtain that closure.

So much for today's entry. I hope and pray that all is well with each of you...

Bob