October 10, 2009 10:15 PM

In Greece!

That's where we were a year ago. What a difference a year makes! But it's been a very good year for me as my disease was diagnosed and I am well on my way back to good health. For how long? Who knows? But that's not the important thing!

What's that you say? Why isn't it the important thing? Because the important thing is that I now have a different outlook at life - you look at each day for the miracle that it is and you have a better understanding as to how important people are! Without the support of so many wonderful people(too numerous to name), I would not be where I am today. All of this would have been denied to me had I not contracted leukemia. I am not wishing any of this on any of you mind you. But, there is always that silver lining in that cloud as they say. And, once again, I have personally experienced God's blessings first hand via my miraculous walk along this path. Certainly undeserving, but you can't put a price on that!

If this disease comes back sometime in the near future, I have not been cheated in any way. I'm now living on borrowed time as it is - so I have lost nothing! And that borrowed time has been a wonderful experience. Right now, everyday allows me to more than enjoy the beauty of God's world as gorgeous fall colors are here in abundance. To be sure, winter ain't so hot, but it has it's moments as well.

I still keep busy. I bought another hard drive for my computer and am merrily(!) reconfiguring my machine and, in fact, all of our machines to link them together and provide a much easier way to back them up. You know, after several disk crashes, machine failures, etc. over the years you finally wise up! It's such a pain in the neck to get everything reloaded and up and running again. I guess that I am either a slow learner or I just like to periodically torture myself!

Tomorrow it's back to the lake for the day - probably for the last time this season. I know that the fall colors up north will be magnificent to say the least. A very visible example of God's handiwork.

But it's Sunday, I wish I were back to church...

Bob