I set out to create this blog in February and found myself with cold feet. Would I have anything to really say? Was there a better use of my time? Who would even read what I had to say? I am glad to say that my feet have warmed and I'm ready to begin writing here a little bit more regularly. If anything I figure that it will serve as a great record for me, myself, and I. If anyone else happens upon it and takes the time to read my words, then I figure that it's just icing on the cake.
So, since it's May, I will liken this post to the re-grand opening of my blog! To begin this re-grand opening, I will begin with a nutshell explanation of my life as it looks today.
Nutshell:
I am married to the most wonderful (and I do mean the MOST wonderful) man, Neil. Our two year anniversary is quickly approaching on July 15th. I can't believe it's been two years. We happily live in our beautiful "first" home with our sweet dog, Holly. The past two years have been rough personally to say the least. I have struggled to find a middle ground between walking through the happiest moments of my life as a newlywed and the lowest moments with my health. In 2002 I was diagnosed with a colon disease called Ulcerative Colitis. It is an auto-immune disease of the colon in which the colon attacks itself, becoming inflamed with ulcers. The disease flip-flops between periods of rest, or remission, and active times termed "flares". (For more information regarding this disease please visit this link http://www.ccfa.org/info/about/ucp) For three years after the diagnosis my disease remained in remission, but in December of 2005 I fell into a terrible cycle of flares that has continued to this day. God granted me a miracle of a six month remission when I got married, but the disease flared again in December of 2006. Due to my poor health I had to resign from my beloved job as a second grade teacher in March of 2007. Fast forward to today....I am still working through the peaks and valleys of trying to put this disease back into remission. I am still unable to work, so I spend my time taking care of our home and resting. I have found that the disease not only took a tole on me physically, but it has also taken a big emotional and mental tole on me as well. Luckily though I have a husband that has been strong, loving, patient, and supportive throughout this whole ordeal. I decided to go back to school to work on a master's degree. Thank goodness for internet classes! Even when my body doesn't feel well, I am able to feed my brain.
Well, I think that's a fairly thorough nutshell (I'm not even sure that a nutshell is supposed to be thorough now that I think about it!) Neil is almost finished mowing the lawn, so I will close for now and get ready to spend some time with him.
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Hey Courtney...I'm so glad you shared this! I ran into your mom a while back and she said that you had been really sick and had to stop teaching. Unfortunately, we didn't really have a chance to talk, so I didn't know the details of your illness, but I was so sad for you that you had to stop teaching. I am so sorry to hear all of this! I can't imagine how hard that has been.
I'll be in SL a lot this summer (with Casey being at camp), I would love to get coffee or something and catch up.
I am so glad for this re-grand opening of your blog! You have a faithful reader here, as long as you're bloggin! :)
Steph,
I would love to get together with you! Just let me know when you'll be in SL (and available :-)and we'll set it up.
By the way, I recently finished "Jane Eyre" and have now moved on to "Emma". After that I have "Little Women" sitting on my shelf. I too am loving the classics right now!
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