Neither Alice nor I can remember Mother’s Day last year. I had just started chemotherapy, and who knows how I was feeling. I’m sure family and friends tried to make it enjoyable. Alice and I probably went for a car ride. That’s our thing. I just can’t recall. But this year I am almost giddy over the day. No special reason except that I am happy to be here to celebrate it with Alice, my beautiful, wacky daughter. No special plans. She actually slept in late, as usual in these pandemic, quarantine days. I had my quiet time and now we’ll just do our things – a ride, a walk, dinner. Nothing overly special and yet so incredibly special.
Yes, I am feeling grateful. It has been hard these days sometimes to take the time for gratitude. I’m too busy in a state of fear, worried my cancer will come back, worried someone I know and love will get the virus, worried I will get the virus, worried that the economy is a mess, that my house is a mess and so on. We are going to gradually reopen the state. Just adds to my fear. As my good friend Patty says – “We are going to have to go into the roar on this one”. That is her motto when there is an obstacle in front of her and she needs to proceed, go forward, through the fear into the roar!
So into the roar I go! And remarkably, or really not since it happens often, yesterday just the right song played on K-Love, the Christian music station. “Peace Be Still” sung by Hope Darst. I had Alice text me the title so I’d remember it. It touched me.
I don’t want to fear the storm
Just because I hear it roar
Finding the Ability to go into the Roar and find the Peace!
Happy Mother’s Day! Enjoy and count those blessings!!!
I don’t want to be afraid
Every time I face the waves
I don’t want to be afraid
I don’t want to be afraid
I don’t want to fear the storm
Just because I hear it roar
I don’t want to fear the storm
I don’t want to fear the storm
Peace be still
Say the word and I will
Set my feet upon the sea
Till I’m dancing in the deep
Oh Peace be still
You are here so it is well
Even when my eyes can’t see
I will trust the voice that speaks
I’m not gonna be afraid
‘Cause these waves are only waves
I’m not gonna be afraid
No I’m not gonna be afraid
And I’m not gonna fear the storm
You are greater than it’s roar
Oh I’m not gonna fear the storm
No I’m not gonna fear at all
Peace be still
Say the word and I will
Set my feet upon the sea
Till I’m dancing in the deep
Oh Peace be still
You are here so it is well
Even when my eyes can’t see
I will trust the voice that speaks
Peace, peace over me
You speak peace
Let faith rise up
O heart believe
Let faith rise up in me
Let faith rise up
O heart believe
Let faith rise up in me
Let faith rise up
O heart believe
Let faith rise up in me
Oh let faith rise up
O heart believe
Let faith rise up in me
Peace be still
Say the word and I will
Set my feet upon the sea
Till I’m dancing in the deep
Oh Peace be still
You are here so it is well
Even when my eyes can’t see
I will trust the voice that speaks
Peace, peace over me I hear
You speaking
Peace, peace over me
Oh peace
Over me
You speak peace
You speak peace
Over me
You speak peace
You speak peace
You speak peace
Finding Abilities 