Blue Happy Living

Thursday was just a regular day for me. Gym, chiropractor, much furniture was painted and then dinner with 2 of my Waco friends. I didn’t get home until 9:30 that is 2 hours past my bed time. I still made it up by 4am this morning. After a very long Thursday I get home to find a package on the front door. I was told by my bestie Karen she had sent me something via Amazon. I grabbed it off the front porch and tossed it on the bed. I was rushing around to get ready for bed. Once I got settled in my cozy little spot I decided to open the envelope. At first I didn’t really understand what it was but then I saw the note. Tears wouldn’t stop. My heart was just overwhelmed with gratefulness.

A few years ago my bestie Karen was diagnosed with breast cancer. I remember having this dark empty feeling I didn’t know how to feel. What would my world be without our daily calls, without her heart felt “oh dear heart” when I’m down and all the giggles. I was hurt, angry, lost without any knowledge of what to do. I just wanted to make it right. After chemo, radiation and surgeries she is a surviver. I’m grateful and blessed she is such a beautiful surviver.

Back to that package that caused me to cry for over an hour. Karen has been around for 20 years. She has seen the best and worst of me. She knows things that oh my goodness I hope she never lets out. We have raised kids together, vacationed together, cried together and all of life together. She knows me more than anyone else. That is why this gift means so very much to me. The words are so beautiful and she captured what the past 6 years of my journey has been about.

This gift will be with me as I do the Big D climb next weekend. I will be stomping out all 70 floors with these words on my shoes. I’m going for a personal goal this year to do the 70 floors in under 30 minutes. These words will be a reminder of just how special my friendship with Karen is. My journey has been hard and at times painful but always I would say to myself I can do this I know I can. Karen found the perfect gift of words for me to wear on my running shoes “She believed she could…..so she did. With so much gratefulness Karen thank you for these words and perfect timing.