Esther Day

Once upon a time not too long ago, there lived a girl named Esther who had Thyroid Cancer. She made the world more awesome by being in it, and before she died, she said she wanted people to tell others "I love you" more often. Every year now, thousands of people across the world celebrate "Esther Day" by telling someone "I love you" - particularly someone they don't frequently say it to on August 3, Esther's birthday. Esther's not around to say "I love you" to anyone today, but she's left a legacy through her life, her words, and her inspiration of the character Hazel Grace Lancaster. 

In honor of Esther, I'm choosing to say this to you today. Any of you who are reading, I love you. But mostly Denise. I love you, Nini.

I'm blessed with a lot of awesome people in my life, but my big sister will always be my favorite no matter how much we disagree or she annoys me or irritates me. Or I annoy her or irritate her. We do well on separate continents.

I do, however, enjoy the visits from people on that other continent I came from here on this other shore. My granny and her husband came to visit me as part of their vacation, and I'm thankful for the chance to spend some time with family. I'm still working hard to practice my walking as well as getting ready for my fall classes. I'm so excited to have curriculum to go over as well as stretches and exercises to do each day.

Praise God that I'll be returning to the classroom soon - it's what I've been waiting for for so long. Pray that my stamina will continue to increase along with my strength and the functions in my body. Please pray also that the conversations with insurance will continue - they've been a little silent on the corporate end.