January, 2012

  1. What’s Your Fortune

    January 31, 2012 by Julie Moon

    It was a beautiful day driving here to Charleston today.  Sun shining down on us and clear skies…easy sailing.  Baby girl has been sick for several days and today she was really happy and perky and feeling so much better.  That was exactly what my soul needed.  I was so worried about her.  My mom and I went out to dinner tonight and these were my two fortunes.  I thought they were pretty awesome.  I think the hardest part about this whole experience is that it is a bit of a surprise…I don’t know exactly what to expect on Wednesday.  I don’t know what it feels like to be in a hospital not giving birth.  I haven’t ever been intubated.  I haven’t ever had surgery (minus removing a couple wisdom teeth..hah).  I certainly haven’t ever spent 5 days in a hospital.  I’m definitely unsure of how my body will react to all the drugs.  How quickly will I recover?  Will it hurt lots? some?  beyond belief? less than I could imagine?  I don’t feel anxious but I feel calm, serene…I am peaceful but quiet.

    I did get a call from the breast surgeon’s office today and they decided that based on my MRI from last week that they would like to do a sentinel lymph node biopsy on my left side during surgery on Wednesday.  Just another little bump in the road but another thing that will give us more information and help me have a healthier future.


  2. My Village Is Amazing

    January 30, 2012 by Julie Moon

     

    I cannot begin to express the support I have received this week in preparation for my trip.  Last night we had an amazing circle of friends that showered me with love, encouragment, prayers and gifts.  First of all if you are a mother you know how hard it is to get out of your house in the evening.  The fact that so many of my friends were able to be there was just awesome!  Not to mention one of my beloved friends suprised me by driving in all the way from Nashville, TN.  I  was truly suprised and I do love a good surprise.  We had all my favorite foods and drinks and the room was so full of love and cheer.  We circled up and friends prayed for me, my healing, my family, my emotions and everything in between.  My friends suprised me with an envelope of cash to help while we are out of town and my mom and I are feeding ourselves on the road….or whatever else we need it for!  They gave me seven wrapped gifts for me to leave for my children…three small gifts in each bag so that my children have something fun to look forward to while I am gone and they know that I love them and I’m still thinking about them.  8, 6 and 3 still is very young to remember that your mom is coming home soon and time just still can slip into that “forever” feeling for them.  Many of my friends sent one very talented friend pieces of fabric and she created the most amazingly beautiful quilt for me.  I will literally be wrapped in their love while I am healing.  It was an amazing night as sisters!

    Another friend has created an intricate meal plan for my family while I am gone.  That was one thing I really felt worried about and she has done an A+ job managing it.  My family will be well fed and taken care of while I am away.  That same friend and a few others put together a HUGE basket of snacks for my mom and I while we are gone.  Such a blessing!!

    And of course my best friend and my sister are prepared to fully take over and fill in for me…ready to step in at a moment’s notice to take care of everything else at my house.

    THIS is the village you want to live in.  THIS is the village I live in and I am Grateful. Moved. Inspired. Strong. Humbled. Blessed.


  3. Making Plans

    January 25, 2012 by Julie Moon

    I am keeping myself really occupied making plans.  I have a full weekend planned and then it all settles in.  I wonder when I’ll get the nerve to pack my bag.  I think I’m ready. All my labs came back today and I have the all clear.  I still have to find myself a pair of slippers…ha!


  4. Busy Brain

    January 24, 2012 by Julie Moon

    Lying in my bed
    So many plans in my head
    Hurry up sleep and take over
    I need tomorrow to come quickly


  5. Jan 1…one month away

    January 2, 2012 by Julie Moon

    January 2012…it’s go time!   It’s the new year and that means the ball has dropped and it’s officially rolling.  This week I get the kids back in school and I head out to Tennessee to do a little organizing work.  Getting a client all settled into her new home in Nashville.  I’m looking forward to some immersion in my work and also testing out the waters of me being gone and others taking care of my three little moons while I’m away.  That is definitely the part of this journey that has me the most nervous.  Next week is a big week.  Monday and probably Wednesday too I have all my preop to get done.  I have orders for bloodwork, metabolic profile, urinalysis, chest xray and EKG.  I then have an MRI on Friday in Atlanta.  I need all the prayers one can muster for all of these tests to come back perfect.   I’m a little stressed about all the finances of this beginning.  *deep cleansing breath*  I think while I’m in Nashville I’m going to ask my friend if we can do a little yoga in the morning each day…hoping that I can add that to my daily routine this year and that it can center me the way it did when I was preparing for childbirth.

    I don’t FEEL scared but every time I write about this stuff I start crying.  I can’t pinpoint exactly what it is that I’m feeling.  I feel a little detached from everything right now….my friendships, my relationship with God, the Mister.  It’s funny the person I feel the most connected to right now is the big girl.  She’s growing up so much right now and I think I’m really just enjoying her company so much…it’s uncomplicated and just so easy with her these days.  I am going to REALLY miss her while I’m gone.

    One month…