LIFE:
In the Blink
of an Eye
Hi Ya'll!
I'm Sarah-Marie ...
The person who can tell you all about the joys of surviving - and attempting to thrive - while balancing a cocktail of chronic illnesses (twenty-four and counting). I’ve had the pleasure of experiencing both spinal and brain neurosurgery, which sounds more dramatic than it is - okay, maybe it's just as dramatic as it sounds!
Walking is a bit of an adventure for me, as I always need an aid, but hey, it adds a touch of flair to my daily strolls down the hall. My day is carefully orchestrated around medication schedules and nebulizer sessions every six hours to keep my lungs in tip-top shape due to the ever-present possibility of an anaphylactic asthma attack. If you’re looking for someone who knows how to keep life dolefully exciting, I’m your person!
I’m also hosting the remains of a life-threatening brain infection (yes, I have a flair for the dramatic), so some days, my bed and I spend a lot of quality time together. My bones are also doing their own thing – like dying on me. Weakness is my constant companion, but I think it’s just my Lord's way of reminding me I’m not in control.
Despite it all, I’m here, and I’m smiling (or crying!). Life might be throwing everything it can at me, but I’m still finding reasons to laugh, love, and live within the tension of grief, sorrow, and suffering. Thanks for stopping by, and I pray my dōlightful™ story brings a little hope and laughter to your day!
So, welcome ... enjoy your stay!
☕ Meditative Musings ☕
The hard-won, faith-and-tear-soaked reflections of a simple Southern belle whose life has been deeply doleful, decidedly delightful, and divinely disrupted — all in the blink of an eye. So, grab some popcorn, snuggle under your fluffiest blanket, and make yourself at home.
🌱 Micro Musings 🌱
Short(er), poignant reflections that capture a moment in time — sharing the honest journey of emotions along the path to Dōlightful™ Living.
🔊 Murmured Musings 🔊
Unscripted, candid audio recordings that whisper life as it is — laughter, sadness, and every ache-and-awe moment in between.
Dō·light·ful™ Living
Dō·light·ful™ Living | dəʊˈlaɪt.fəl LIH-ving
DOH-lyte-fuhl LIH-ving | Action Verb
Definition: Living in the tension of a life deeply doleful, decidedly delightful, and divinely disrupted, while firmly held in the constancy of God’s redemptive faithfulness.
Origin: When 170,000 English words failed, the modern-day scribe at Life: In the Blink of an Eye™ set out to coin a new one — a sacred shift in perspective. A word to reframe contradiction as divine tension — the ache and awe, the grief and gladness, the darkness and sparkle seen through a single lens.
Enter Dōlightful — a tender fusion of three words: doleful (expressing sorrow), delightful (evoking joy), and dō (道) — the Japanese word for “path”, describing a way of life shaped by practiced intention. Dōlightful Living became far more than a word — it became a chronic griever’s worldview.
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Every friend group has its own “secret language.” The LITBOAE community is no different. Here you’ll find our shared words, phrases, and inside definitions — the language that helps us name ache and awe, and walk together on the path of Dōlightful™ Living.
Yesterday, I was like you.
Today, I am not.
Tomorrow, you could be like me.
Jim Henson, RN, MSN, CNS