Wandering Along the Path: Right Speech

We just returned from a trip to see our daughter and granddaughter.  We flew to them then all drove to Orcas Island in the San Juans.  Our little house was perfect and we hiked, played games, did a puzzle, and ate out for two of the three dinners.  Sunday we went whale watching, and saw Orcas frolicking, sea lions, a bald eagle, and all of the other islands.  The weather was perfect, we slept great, and the terrain is beautiful.  There are forests, lakes, farms with produce, sheep farms and alpaca farms.  We ate mussels, clams from a farm, halibut and crab.  Yummy!  Our daughter got two kittens for our granddaughter, and they are here-comes-trouble but irresistible.  Our granddaughter has begun middle school, and seems happy.  She can walk from her mother's and her father's house, which is great.  Our daughter is fighting the good fight with cancer.  It is a roller coaster ride, only much scarier.  Our hearts are with her, but this battle is relentless and makes us feel powerless.  I'm praying her indomitable spirit and fierce will do prevail.  And she gave me a copy of her novel that comes out soon, and I helped her with two questionaires from the publisher, as she has a fractured right wrist now.  She is beyond brave.