No morning soundtrack today. Just the sound of angels humming a light tune. Very relaxing.
Hubby picks me and the kids up in 30 minutes to drive to the audiologist for a 2 pm ci activation.
Luke lost the other front tooth this morning.
Oh, and to top it all off, I found out today I won a free book from Lipreading Mom!
Very exciting day, indeed!
You know how some alarms can be set to wake you up with music? Yeah, I kind of have that going on in my head now. It doesn’t necessarily wake me up, but I do have music playing in my head very soon after I wake in the morning. Last week I think I mentioned one day it was Pearl Jam. It’s such a strange variety, I really should have been keeping track all along. For example, yesterday morning it was an old children’s song we used to sing. “On top of spaghetti, all covered with cheese, I lost my poor meatball, when somebody sneezed!”. This morning it was one of my favorites, “Some Nights” by Fun.
Music is a big deal to me. Clearly. So it was a huge loss when I lost my hearing. You lose so much more than just your hearing. But, by George, tomorrow I’ll be heading down the road to hearing again, when my cochlear implant is turned on. Activation Day. TOMORROW! I don’t know how it will go, or how soon I’ll be understanding speech or enjoying music, but I am praying that it comes sooner rather than later. Later sucks. We vote for Sooner.
I wonder what tomorrow’s morning song will be? Perhaps a little “Eye of the Tiger”?
Is there more to say? I’m so ready for this!!
I have a feeling these next three days are going to be very emotional as I’m leading up to my first cochlear implant activation. I saw a commercial come on for some cheesy concert and it made me cry. It reminded me of the last concert I attended, which was about a month before I lost my hearing. It was an outdoor concert I attended with one of my best friends, and it was amazing. We went to see Awolnation, MGMT, and Twenty-One Pilots. Awolnation sucked raw eggs, but Twenty-One Pilots knocked my socks off! And MGMT was a great cap to the whole event. Their music was entrancing, and purely magical when the fireworks went off from the nearby baseball game. It was certainly a night to remember.
So there I stood, in front of the television, crying tears of sadness, but mostly tears of joy, because I am glad to have that memory and am also hopeful that one day I may be able to enjoy a concert again. If nothing else, I’ll be pulling up my Twenty-One Pilots album as soon as possible post-activation. That and one of my favorite worship songs, “Oh How He Loves Me” sung by Kim Walker. I’m so jazzed.
1) I can’t be held responsible for ignoring chatty strangers.
2) I sleep awesome.
3) I’ve been known to leave the garbage disposal running after I turn the water off.
4) You know about SBDs? Silent But Deadly toots? Well, they’re all SBDs to me. No. Warning. Whatsoever.
5) I’m terribly easy to sneak up on. My 7 year old son loves this.
6) Tinnitus: Think jazz horns. 24/7. Nice, but I do miss the chanting monks.
7) Every morning wake up with a new song in my head. Yesterday it was Pearl Jam. Pearl Jam and jazz.
And to top it all off?
8) Dude. I’m getting implants! (Look left! Four more days!)
The eggs have hatched and the babies are here! We tried to get a good look at them but they are pretty well tucked in. Momma and Daddy were flying around frantically trying to tell us to scram. We got the hint, we let them be.
“God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” – 2 Timothy 1:7 (KJV)
This is a great verse to remember, if only for the part about not fearing. However, today I am focusing on the last part, the “sound mind” part. Over the past few weeks God has been dropping hints with me, reminding me ever so gently that words are powerful, and that words have the power to affect our minds. And as our minds are affected, so are our hearts. So when I have a heavy heart, God’s Word is the perfect starting place for change. I can meditate on His words, His TRUTH, and let it sink in to my heart. When my mind feels afflicted or confused or just plain ragged, there is no magic formula to fix it. Unless? Reading what God says is true = healing of the mind = heart at peace? I believe this is a true statement. God has given us a sound mind. We just need to remember that and go get it. Chances are, it’s closer than we think.
Oh phooey, I don’t know what else to say about this. It sounds too easy, doesn’t it?
Little M.S. Runner 