AT THE WATER’S EDGE:
LIVING LIFE AND LEARNING ALL I CAN ALONG THE WAY
life
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Humira Update and the Sed Rate Saga
Well, I am now into my third week of being on Humira. You can read about my switch from Enbrel to Humira to treat my rheumatoid arthritis here. And, if you’re not too squeamish, you can even see pictures of my first Humira injection here. I did my first injection on December 9th, and I…
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Reflections on Christmas: From the Gospel of Luke
In my women’s bible study that I’m leading this year, we are going through the gospel of Luke. The Bible contains four accounts of the life of Jesus (called “gospels” – meaning “good news”): Matthew, Mark, Luke and John — and while there are a lot of similarities between them, each account was written with…
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Humira – Week One (or My LAWs)
Today I have officially been on Humira for one week. In case you missed it, you can read about my switch from Enbrel to Humira to treat my rheumatoid arthritis here – and you can even see pictures of me taking my first Humira injection! Luckily, it’s only and every other week shot for now,…
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Merry Christmas to my #Rheum-Mates
For some reason my favorite Christmas song has always been It Came Upon a Midnight Clear. I’m not really sure why I liked it. I think because it had a serious message and just a bit of a different sound than other Christmas songs. The scene where the angels appear to the shepherds is also…
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Playing that horn…
Prompt: Play that horn. Want to hear a secret? You’re awesome. (It’s actually not even really a secret.) This is going to be hard for you, O Modest One, but you gotta give yourself props today. Write three things you love about yourself – things you’re great at – or just want to share. Don’t…
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Quote Unquote
Prompt: Quote Unquote. Grab your favorite quote or a new quote from any of the many favorite quotation sites and get inspired! For lack of time, I’m going to let this quote stand on its own. You can leave your own comments 🙂 “Can a mortal ask questions which God finds unanswerable? Quite certainly, I…
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I still remember when…
Prompt: I still remember… Sometimes the hardest part of writing a post is getting started. That first sentence can be a challenge but, once it’s written, the post can sometimes write itself. So, like when you opened a book to find a random line to inspire your post – today, use something that will help…
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Thankful
Prompt: Today – write about whatever you want. Reflect on the season (draw a hand turkey, scan it in, and write 5 things you’re thankful for), give updates on what you’ve been working on this month, write about what your plans for December are, look ahead to 2012, or write about a topic that has…
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Reflection
Prompt: Be present. Describe something peaceful with as much sensory imagery as you can. What are the sights, sounds, scents, and feelings? When I think of a peaceful setting, I think of something out in nature. And my most recent nature-intensive trip was to Isle Royale National Park this summer. I am reminded of one…
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Trust and Transparency
With RA, there are a lot of ups and downs. For many people, symptoms wax and wane in a series of flares (increased disease activity) and lulls (decreased disease activity). Personally, I don’t have a lot of ups and downs—or, at least, the ups and downs don’t go too far from my own “baseline” or…
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