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A life of whimsey


Facebook Fridays. (A weekly round up)
Often life is so busy that I don’t get time to write full blog posts but I do post smaller blurbs on Facebook and Instagram. Since one...
Rosa Veldkamp
Jun 17, 20162 min read
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The Day Amelia was Born.
It was 6 am. As one does, I grabbed my phone to see what might have gone on during the night. A text from Morgan, and I had missed it!...
Rosa Veldkamp
Jun 16, 20163 min read
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Out of Surgery and a Thank You . . .
I’m finding peace in the small details of God’s creation today. There’s something about macro photography and the act of looking for...
Rosa Veldkamp
Feb 2, 20161 min read
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Praying for Dad V.
Henry’s dad is in surgery as I write this. The surgeon is removing 65% of his liver and his gallbladder today. If all goes well, in 6 to...
Rosa Veldkamp
Feb 1, 20161 min read
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What getting Henna looks like
I posted a photo on Instagram last week showing the beautiful Henna I had done to celebrate 3 years cancer free. It occurred to me that...
Rosa Veldkamp
Sep 21, 20151 min read
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Melenoma. It’s been three years . . . Annual test results are in . . .
It seems like yesterday and at the same time it seems like forever, since I was first diagnosed with melanoma. Most days I don’t think...
Rosa Veldkamp
Sep 8, 20153 min read
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Relearning an Old Lesson. For the Umpteenth Time.
Things have been pretty busy around my house for the past several months. I’m starting to hate the word busy. I use it like it’s a good...
Rosa Veldkamp
Oct 17, 20141 min read
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It’s not my Fault . . . and I have the Doctor’s Note to Prove it!
It’s been a month since I’ve blogged. An entire month! I started driving the bus and somehow, it just knocked me for a loop. I would get...
Rosa Veldkamp
Mar 27, 20143 min read
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Change is in the Air
It may nearly be Valentine’s day, but at our house love is not the only thing in the air. . . Reality. Cold, hard, reality knocked on our...
Rosa Veldkamp
Feb 12, 20144 min read
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More Melanoma Tests. This One will be an Annual Occurrence.
I had my first annual abdominal ultrasound and chest X rays on Friday. I wasn’t at all worried about it until I was standing at the desk...
Rosa Veldkamp
Aug 19, 20132 min read
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