The Halvorson Five
All my loyal blog followers have undoubtedly noticed the addition of a new graphic to my award-winning blog beyondsixfive. It is a lovely necklace from Chuck and Jenny for Christmas designed and crafted by Jenny, depicting the concept of the six, then five jewels. It was professionally photographed and uploaded by Max. What a marvelous Christmas gift and remembrance of a very special Christmas spent with those who matter most.
At Christmas we remember the birth and later sacrifice of Christ for all of us. Through His pain, we have no suffering. After surgery, there was to be none of the expected suffering of follow-up treatments for me. The lessons and miracles of the birth of Jesus became very personal this year. It was the most joyous of Christmases, with my recovery accelerated by the joy of having our sons, new daughter as well as my brother and his family home to celebrate Christmas with Hal and me and my Mom.
The roles of each family member in my recovery continued through the holidays as they were here to provide support up close and personal. Three months after surgery, I could walk many more laps with Max around the house, and Chuck and Jenny helped me to see the great strides I had made through many little steps. Hal’s role never changed; he was still the manual laborer, although he graduated from figuring out smoothie recipes to doing all the dishes, changing the sheets and cleaning the bathrooms, not to mention all the chores and cooking that he already does. Oh lucky guy.
A few months ago I set my sights on being able to get out of bed without doing a 180-turn from my side. Now I am able to get up from the couch without getting stuck in it. I have set my sights on being well enough to travel to see the kids in Seattle and San Francisco. Hal hopes that dishes and sheets are once again in my future as well.
Beyond Six Five 