My Warrior Is Goin Out THERE TODAY

Nana's Girl Olivia

"Lookin Fresh"

in

Nana's Hat

Good morning it is!

Dark and the coffee is great,

it's going to be a fantastic day

I can just feel it!

Bolted, BOLTED out of bed

with Olivia on my mind

and

after my morning

prayer of

gratitude and blessings

JUMPED UP

like a teenager I did!

It is WEDNESDAY

and not just an ordinary Wednesday either.

This is THE WEDNESDAY

that Olivia has been waiting for

since hearing these words from her surgeon at her last visit:

"YOU CAN RUN AGAIN,

AND YES

YOU CAN PLAY

SOCCER AGAIN"

LOOK AT THAT FORM

THAT BEAUTY

THAT

NANA'S GIRL!!!

And

so this afternoon

Nana's girl will walk back on that field

for the

First Day of Soccer Practice Spring 2011

and

oh my is she ever excited.

Now of course

"the Mama, will have her heart in her throat, and will perhaps need a glass or a bottle of wine"

and

Nana will be blowing up the cell phone wanting minute by minute updates of

"now what is happening, is she alright"

BUT

Our Warrior will have that

Look of determination

and

her "attitude" on

along with her love of the game.

She will not allow

"fear", "anxiety", or all those other "things"

keep her on the sidelines or from crossin the streets of life and its splendor.

I LOVE THAT ABOUT HER!

Joan of course will have her

moments of sheer madness and be a nervous wreck

(don't tell but so will Nana)

we both think it would be a good no a GREAT

idea if she had her ankles "taped" for extra protection

after the surgery and the "perceived threat" of impact

and harm.

BUT

the all knowing doc says

"we don't want to tape them, we don't want to give her a sense of FALSE SECURTIY"

Now of course, at first news of this

Joan did tell Olivia,

"Really? Really Olivia?

 Are you sure honey you want to do this?"

And after being assured rather firmly, with

"MOMMMM, OF COURSE"

Joan then said, "Honey I don't think I can watch"!!!

Well that remark really brought the warrior out

in our girl as she replied,

"MOM YOU HAVE TO WATCH, IT'S GOIN TO BE GREAT,

AND

I'M GOING TO BE FINE"

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So,

there ya go!

From

Olivia's sweet and wonderful

ankles after surgery

where they bored holes in her growth plates

after that perfect ankle was busted

defending the goal in soccer

to a surgery that had to shut down the growth plates

of both ankles.

I was so blessed to be speaking in the MD/DC area

and

then with my girls for her recovery

and

then together

we enlisted

Kelly Two Wolves via phone

who did a

Healing Ceremony for and with us

FOR OLIVIA

and

From there

those little toes and feet got warm

for the first time, she got a look of determination in her eyes, and stood unaided three days after surgery

no crutches, no wheelchair

and

walked.

NO pain meds (although the Oxycontin sat unopened)

we snuggled, loved,talked

and

Fired up the sage often and much.

We laughed

We Believed

We held each other, all three of us

through the times of healing

and

HOPE

We learned from a little one

the power of self determination

and

now

today, she is saying

"Bring it on Life, I am ready to run like a wild pony"

"I am now ready to take the field and to defend the goal"

I AM READY TO RUN!!!

My girl is a warrior!

She has the attitude, the grace, the skill,

and

she is quite an old soul

with lessons to teach the world.

Whether you think you can

or

think you can't

YOU ARE RIGHT!

Today, she will

because she

knows

she can!

And I for one, will be blowing up the phone

and in my heart of hearts

I will see her

"running like the wind"

and those little and most beautiful feet

looking and standing with strength

and planted firmly.

Of course

that is when they are not high in the air

as you saw in the photo above

with such form and grace!

Now as for my girl Joan, aka "the mama"?

She will be ready for a glass of wine when they return home, but you can believe she will be watching every move as Olivia takes to the field.

Oh but to be there this afternoon, to see them both

as

once again

Soccer 2011 begins in Columbia Maryland!

So as Dr Seuss would say, and I say to my girls as this day gets going,

"You're off to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, So... get on your way!"

After school the great place will be the soccer field

and

Olivia will be ready, she will be dressed out

and with

no "false sense of security"

she is "secure within her self"

but

I sure wish those ankles were taped!

After all, they do tape ankles of players

in

the NFL and NBA

and

nothing is wrong with them; am I right ???

So dear ones from all over the world,

give my girl a thought today

as you take best care of you in all that you do,

remember these words of our

dear Dr Seuss:

 "So be sure when you step, Step with care and great tact. And remember that life's A Great Balancing Act. And will you succeed? Yes! You will, indeed! (98 and ¾ percent guaranteed) Kid, you'll move mountains"

Nana's girls

"Go run and enjoy this day baby"

Nana will be with you,

 "make your move"

and

so

for that I give great thanks

and

so it is!

Wherever you are

Whatever it is you are doing

Make it yours, own it,

get out there like a warrior

and

grab all

do all

and

remember

you can never ever ever

have enough

LOVE

LAUGHTER

OLD FRIENDS FIND YOU (even if from Wounded Knee)

LIGHT

HOPE

HAPPINESS

MOCS

GOOD TIMES

TIME WATCHING LILY AND HOPE AND THE CUBS AT http://www.bear.org/

and

SUGAR/SPLENDA/TRUVIA

the fire is burning and the embers are hot, sage is fired up today, can u smell it?

Thoughts on the wind to all who enter here.

"whole lot" u know who you are.

Walk In Beauty,

DRSES

author of

Healing Heartaches, Stories of Loss and Life

http://www.drsherryeshowalter.com/

visit Kelly TwoWolves at

http://www.twowolvescreations.com/

thank u sissy for all you have done for Olivia

in her healing those sweet ankles!

Keep those prayers going today as she takes the field!