Howdy friends,

Sorry I haven't blogged in a while.  Life's been crazy, but I can't say it hasn't gradually improved compared to some of my past posts.  I am recovering from emergency surgery that delayed my jaw surgery until February, but I hope to post more often by the second quarter of next year (I hope to be more participatory in my parish's activities by then, too ... things are much different considering that now my parish is the second largest in the diocese ... quite a challenge).  I hope to talk with y'all soon.  I'm so sorry I haven't kept in touch.

Pax Pacis,

Katy

"Start by doing what is necessary, then what is possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible." -St. Francis of Assisi

Howdy Friends,

Greetings and I hope all of you are well.  As some of y'all know, I'm unemployed and that means I'm bored and always looking for things to help up my self-esteem.  One of the gifts God has given me is a gift to write poetry and I decided to again submit one of my poems to the Library of Poetry.  I can't afford to get even a certificate for an award I got for the poem, but it has been submitted for further review.  On the side, I can get votes on its' quality so, if y'all have the time to make a quick-click vote go to http://www.poetry.com/voteforme/poemvote1.asp?PID=12460748

Lead of Kindness

My years of experience in volunteering and receiving of kindness during difficult times in my life effected these lines.  Seriously, thank you to those who have been models of Kindness in my life.

I'm making headway in getting my life organized and back together again.  It has really been nice ever since I thankfully came off of my prescription narcotics.  I survived my trip to D.C. to do my CHADD Public Policy Committee duties, including visiting my senators and representitives concerning the issues affecting ADHD persons (and for me, more specifically, post-traumatic brain injury persons).

I'm with a new neurologist now.  Or rather, one that has reviewed my QEEG readings before, has done so again, and has prescribed another round of neurofeedback treatments for me that will hopefully help my pain, cognitive and psychological problems decrease.  I have great hope that things will improve given how successfull my treatments were back in 2005.  My insurance will me changing to my dad's next year.  Please pray that his insurance will be accepting of my doctors and treatments as they have thankfully been very helpful to me ever since I returned to Texas this year.

Pray for my parents these days.  They're working really hard to support me over these months.  I can't thank them enough.  I'm so thankful, too, to my friends who have supported me during the past few years during the VERY difficult times.  To you, I can't thank you enough! :)

Howdy y'all,

Just saying a quick hi and that things are getting at least somewhat close to settled, at least materially at my parents' house in Plano.  There's a lot of organizing that I need to do, at least for the sake of my sanity, but most things are looking okay.  I'm now able to use my exercise equipment that I use for my PT. 

My parents and I could use some prayers these days.  It has been hard for them to understand my current situation as it is and it has been hard for me to adapt to this environment again after many years of living on my own and being self-supporting.  My psyche is quite sensitive these days with all of my pain so my parents could use some prayers in understanding this.  I could use some prayers for patience and a greater capacity to control my emotional outbursts.  And please pray that I find good doctors soon considering my pain levels have risen considerably after, now a month, without treatment.

I hope all of you are doing well these days.  Y'all mean a lot to me and I'm glad to be in Texas again, my true home with such good people overall, including friends like you who I've been blessed to have as a wonderful part in my life.

Pax Pacis,
Katy