be like the bird that, pausing in her flight awhile on boughs too slight, feels them give way beneath her, and yet sings, knowing that she hath wings.
- victor hugo



it's a nice thought to hang on to...
that we all have wings and when times get tough and it seems that the branches we're standing on are weak, things will be okay because we can soar, before the branch breaks, and find the strength of another branch.

steve is doing really well. his swelling is now decreasing and he is taking his pain medication less and less each day.

truly...i'm so thankful that things happened the way they did.

i am at peace right now and it feels so good. i made the decision to cut back business a bit and not let "my passion become a machine". and i can't tell you how important that was to me...to my family. my husband says i'm a different person. not really. i'm the same person as always but i'm not letting my business run my life.

and i'm so thankful that my mom fully recovered from her stroke and that steve wasn't hurt worse. after he told me what happened, when i got that dreaded call from KS, all i could think about was...he could have broken his neck or had major head trauma. a broken face 'aint that bad. and it wasn't.