On Earth As Heaven

As we are now a few weeks into ordinary time, my heart feels ready for an ordinary season, but it seems we are not quite there yet.  My radiation treatment ended on May 28th and less than two weeks later, Jason was laid off for the second time in about a year.  In April of 2025, he was laid off from Fred Hutch after working there for 25 years. Then in July, he began a job as a manager at Expeditors. Later that year in September, I was diagnosed with breast cancer and have journeyed through treatment for the past nine months. Being a new employee at Expeditors, Jason was unable to be as present or to care for me through surgery, chemo, and radiation as he would have if he had still worked at Fred Hutch. Then, a week ago, Jason was let go with 229 other employees from  Expeditors, a company that has prided in not laying off their workers. and we have another bump in our road.  This spring, Jason built me new raised garden beds after several fallow seasons. I will be s...