Snowstorm brings silence

Wednesday's sneak peak into next book

Thank you for being here at Run to Write. This is what I’m working on for my next book: Our Tangle with Testicular Cancer.

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I ran with Felicia today for 90 minutes at Onondaga Lake Park. We got heavy snow the night before and the roads in Manlius were not yet cleared. I was grateful Onondaga Lake Park was an option in the winter.

I stepped out of my car. It was so quiet. I loved that about a big snowstorm. It brings silence. It brings me peace. My mind was calm and my body followed. As we walked through the snow we noticed the snowplow hadn’t made its way through yet. Oh well, we started out anyway even though it was slow. We laughed as we ran, snow up to our ankles.

When we turned around to head back the plow was out and started making a path for us. It was a little slick but gave us a chance to pick up the pace. I didn’t have much energy though. Maybe it’s from the week. Jeff had a lot of doctor’s appointments, the kids had been a little down, and I was worried about finances. 

Do I try to work to get a little money coming in? Who would take Jeff to his appointments every day? What about the kids?

I shook off those thoughts confident that we would find a way. Yet I had so many questions. 

“Why can’t we access our retirement account to pay our bills, pay our expenses? It’s our money and we are in a crisis. Why do we need to wait until a certain age? How interesting our system is—save the money for when you’re older. I get it but when you’re in a true emergency why are we not allowed to touch our own money?

I turned my focus back to my breath, back to the snow-covered lake. Grateful to be able to run. Grateful that I could still slip out of the house in the early morning even though Jeff was sick. He wanted me to go. He reassured me he would be okay for the few hours I was gone. Brindsley and Delaney would be okay too. 

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We were in a storm
Yet peace was available
I finally see 

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Take good care,

Julie