November 10, 2009 10:55 PM

A visitor!

Yes, for the first time ever, our nephew came to visit by himself. He has been here a number of times with his parents but tonight he took the plunge and came for dinner without them. It was nice to see him and we had a pleasant time.

Other than that, a quiet day. I bought more materials to start another small project which I will begin tomorrow.

The holidays are rapidly approaching. Where does the time go? And, this year I will most assuredly enjoy them more than last year. At this time last year I had no idea whether or not I would even see this year's holidays.

And yet, as much as I ask - where does the time go? It still seems like forever until my 12 months are over. But, it's just a little over 3 months now.

Things have gone extremely well for me this year - and I thank God for that. But, one other small blessing has surfaced from this experience as well. I am no longer afraid to die! Do I want to - obviously not! But, having faced my mortality head-on last year, the immediate comfort that I got from my faith removed all my fear and that feeling has stayed with me ever since.

Another small blessing realized that emerges from the depths of adversity...

Bob