Heart Condition

  • Heart Journey Update

    Yesterday I received a phone call from the University of Michigan CVC. And afterwards, all I could do was cry. When I saw it was Michigan, I couldn’t help but immediately think, what happened? When Michigan calls out of the blue, it’s usually because something is wrong. I’d love to give that number the benefit…

  • A Taste of Healing

    On Monday, as many of you know, I went into the Cardiovascular Center at the U of M, to have an ablation. That’s where the doctors go in and zap/cauterize the area of the heart that is misfiring electrically. I had a previous ablation in May, but was proven to be unsuccessful. This round, we…

  • God Is For You

    My faith has been through the wringer. There have been so many times in my life that I’ve thought, “Okay, God, you see me down here, right?” I’ve questioned his constant presence – I know he’s always there – but I’ve wondered his distance. When I was in the hospital, a nurse asked me: each…

  • Around the Home

    Welcome winter! In November! We had our first snow day of the year, and it just so happened to be the day we needed to go to Ann Arbor for my TEE test. Thankfully it was all lake effect snow, so about 30 minutes in, it was all done. Mazy came with us, since she…

  • Around the Home

    Mazy was counting down the days until Halloween! This is a girl who spends every day dressing up, pretending, imagining, and now she actually had an EXCUSE to dress up! Not that she should ever have to have an excuse to be a kid, but the idea of walking around in a costume all day,…