Does life ever give you lemons? Have you ever thought about the trials you are going through or have gone through? Do you say to yourself, “Why me”, or do you look on the positive side and say, “what am I going to learn from this?” People deal with life’s lemons in many different ways.
My sweet, sweet sister Annette was recently diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. This isn’t her first round of cancer, as she is a breast cancer survivor of many, many, many years, but this is a different, maybe scarier form of cancer. Within days of the diagnosis, she was given the good news, that she was a candidate for a surgery that is only given to people who have the right markers. There is a specialist here in Salt Lake City that does this specialized surgery. How lucky we are to live here. Annette went through the long 8 hour surgery and came out with a great positive outcome. Yes she does have to do 6 months of chemo, but she has a very positive outlook on life. My sister is a a HUGE example in my life. She is a HUGE example in her grandchildren’s life, in her great-grandchildren’s life. She is known as “the grandma down the hill”, “the grandma with the smarties in her purse”. How she is LOVED by her children, brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, cousins. She is a shining light, and a friend to everyone. She has Christlike qualities that I want to exemplify in my life. I look up to her for her unselfish love. She is an amazing artist with her oil paintings, a great alto singer and the perfect sister. We have many more years to laugh, share good books, sew, quilt, and party. Your positive outlook is an inspiration to everyone.
So, when life gives you lemons, squeeze out the juice, add a little sugar, a little water, and a lot of love and pass the lemonade around.