LIFE LOOKS SO DIFFERENT NOW! (8.27.18)

[@thefreylife]

Life is so different now! Different doesn’t mean bad... it just means different! We enjoyed the adventures we had back then, we enjoy the adventures we have now! What’s an adventure you had “way back when”? Can’t wait to hear about them in the comments!

[@valoriehakola43]

The Frey Life My favorite adventure was when I was 20 years old(back in 2000)when I moved 3,000 miles from home for about a year to do a college internship at Walt Disney World. Then in summer of 2001 I moved to California to do a college internship(for the summer)in Disneyland. Those jobs were so fun. I miss it! The following year I was diagnosed with Chiari Malformation and had to have another surgery.(I've had 25 surgeries,mostly related to Spina Bifida) Having Spina Bifida and Chiari Malformation my body wouldn't let me have those kinds of adventures now,but I'm so grateful I did it back then. Now I'm an artist(I crochet and I paint),and I'm turning my garage into my art studio. Adventures I have now are usually short vacations,that I'm incredibly grateful to be able to go on.

[@DuvAngel1]

I was a beloved mommy

[@reginamarrie1161]

The Frey Life being diagnosed 2 years ago and then surviving cancer today is a journey and an adventure that will change your life in itself! Some days I wonder did it really happen? But my body with its side effects from it all does remind me yes it really did happen lol. But God is good and I'm cancer-free today!

[@NorseButterfly]

I learned the lessons of the young and ignorant😉. Mary, I'll be continuing to keep you in prayer for your lung function to improve and stabilize🙏. Peter, you'll be in my prayers as well. Please go see Mary's chiropractor for your shoulder. A minor impingement can turn into frozen shoulder before you know it(I have first hand knowledge of this!). I can see how much it hurts just by looking at your face. (My gift God has blessed me with, empathy)

[@Lyn4817]

Reminiscing is always fun, we had so many adventures but the easiest to explain here was diving on the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland Australia and the Aufura Sea in the Northern Territory. Our southern summers seem to last longer than your northern summers. I think because of our extreme temperatures and humidity that doesn't drop much at night time. Tonight is officially the last night of our winter. Mary, take care, everytime your cheeks become flush, you usually have an infection. I am sure you don't need to be told, especially having a bit of a temperature.

[@colormezebra2841]

The roots (window box) are getting too warm in the morning sun. Next year, try mixing some peat moss into the dirt mix (about 50/50). Peat moss will help retain the moisture better. You can amend all your gardens with peat moss too. It will help so you don't need to water so often (especially during hospital stays). I hear (but never tried) that the gel crystals, like in diapers or cool-coats, absorb water then release moisture slowly into the ground. And I'm sure you're aware already, bark will help hold moisture in too and help keep weeds out (even in the window boxes maybe). Love watching you tend the flower beds. It's my relaxing passion too.

[@devotedtothelordjesus9779]

My husband passed away 3 years ago from a severe asthma attack and I feel like I have had 2 lives. Before and after tragedy. My entire time with my husband was an adventure. Now it is just a new adventure, raising 3 kids by myself (with the help of the Lord Jesus of course). I know that someday we will be able to tell each other of the time we were apart, but until then I will be working so hard to make my husband proud of the way I am raising our children to love Jesus.

[@keric3673]

Devoted to the Lord Jesus dear Lord please keep this family in your loving embrace and give those still here on earth your peace until they meet you and reunite with their loved one again. Amen.

[@devotedtothelordjesus9779]

@@keric3673 Thanks so much!

[@bunzer.of.wunzerton2235]

You are amazing gurl

[@devotedtothelordjesus9779]

@@bunzer.of.wunzerton2235 Thank you so much!😊

[@tdgarison12]

You rock!!

[@evab6700]

I feel less alone when I watch your videos. Thank you!

[@jorgenvonstrangle9201]

eva b You are so right! We are all family on here 💖

[@AdrienneDennison]

I love how you guys are able to talk about then and now. It's different but it's still good and it's what God has for you. Keep up the vlogs! It's fun to visit with you!

[@lizzyd5158]

I will say - hubby and I notice that when we look back on healthier times we enjoy the memories and yet it is also bittersweet. Each season of life brings highs and lows. Perhaps that is part of it...cold weather is coming, physical pain in your shoulder, and just a case of the “blahs.” You both do such a great job of coping that it is inspirational. When I got sick, I felt so alone and as though I would never find my happy again. Thank you for bringing so much joy to so many people.

[@nicktheveganchick]

👍

[@trishab2147]

I'm so excited about fall! I've had fall decorations up for two weeks. You can eat food in a parking lot any season though!

[@jadeswrapsandbraids]

I normally wouldn’t ask, but can you all pray for my family. We have so much going on. My cancer may be spreading, my baby brother might have brain cancer and they found a mass in my daughters gum. Brother will know results by Monday as he had brain surgery a few weeks ago, I go got testing the 6th , and my daughter gets tested the 18th. Very stressful for our family.

[@LifePastThisFence]

Praying for you! ♡

[@evab6700]

Sending love and praying for you and your family!

[@eej1983able]

Omg so sorry! Prayers!!

[@2listening1]

Oh, my dear heart, I will definitely pray! :/

[@oldkingspook]

I will keep you in my prayers. :)

[@josieannsully3141]

Many seasons in this life!! I loved working and put my heart and soul into it, working about 70-80 hours a week for about 20 years. To me it had become my identity and when I got sick and was unable to work it became a very frustrating and mentally draining. I didn't know who I really was because I could only see myself as a failure. It has been a very long time trying to learn that just because I cant work doesn't mean I failed. It means I have a new "job" - taking care of my health. In this new season am the owner and manager of this body and I have to ensure that I am doing what is best for this "company".

[@kristirebbert1518]

I miss working outside the home too! My illnesses made me give up my nursing career before I was 30. Thanks for the positive outlook on how our lives are different now.

[@djlawlz4041]

Life looks so different for me from what it did a year ago. A year ago I was getting ready to have my choir concert while having pneumonia and barely able to even sit up. I was also homeless while trying to complete sophomore and junior year all at once. That was all so different to where I am now which is traveling back and forth between my biological family and my new family, trying to find a home for myself, and preparing for my new sister’s wedding next month that I’m gonna be the photographer at. I even started creating videos again because I wanna remember these days. I’m trying and working my hardest and I’m getting somewhere in life. I wanna remember this!

[@2listening1]

7:20 Mary, when you don't have your shoes, Peter can get out of the car first. Then he goes around to your side of the car. And you tenderly stand on his feet because you don't weigh so much, and you rest very lightly indeed on this Earth. Then you dance on his feet. that's my brilliant contribution for the day. :)

[@kathleenbeaman6712]

Peter, if “text neck” is a thing then maybe “holder shoulder” is a thing for you. 😏 I’m praying for both of you. You both are for sure doing God’s work, even when you’re not even trying. Blessings

[@ChronicallyCassidy]

I definitely miss being in school and that lifestyle with ballet, totally miss it, absolutelyyyyyy! Soaked it up for sure! But now I’m taking in this season with Sonoma, a whole new group of amazing friends, family, getting asked to work at gymnastics when I wasn’t asking for a job 😂... not going to college was a big thing. Of course college is always there I could go when I’m 30 if I wanted to. But for now, Gymnastics is my calling! Along with service dog and Lyme disease awareness.

[@aubreyrose3878]

Love your videos! I cracked up at the ending when you zoomed the camera in on Ollie and Peter held a smile without moving. Too funny 😂😂

[@mandi4886]

Ollie was so cute riding in the back of the car!

[@karendavis1031]

Hello from eastern shore of Va. Love watching the two of you together. You are an inspiration to so many. Thank you for sharing with all of us.

[@nannarinkeli]

It's funny, just yesterday I was thinking about these seasons of life. I got my Master's in the spring, and now I'm looking for work, and I've felt discouraged by the process. But then it hit me: this is a season. Just like being a student was a season, unemployment is a season. It's not going to last forever, and I should make the most of the time I have now and enjoy the little things. I'm sure I'll find a job when I'm meant to find one. Maybe this season is teaching me to embrace the uncertainty of life.

[@BVBdancerjojo22]

I love your vlogs, and I just wanted to say that I'm rooting for you guys! I also wanted to say that your captions for your videos are so much better than a lot of others, and I don't know if that is something you have control over, so if it is you are amazing for doing that (hope that made sense lol). Sending much love from Pittsburgh

[@Judymontel]

Thanks, guys. I needed that conversation about seasons of life today. I'm going to continue thinking about it but influenced by your example, in a more settled, curious and calm way. I mean. I hope so!!!

[@patriciab2591]

I love the Frey life. You guys have such a positive outlook on life. I love it. I don’t know if y’all do song requests but could You guys do oceans by Hillsong United. I love that song and it’s pretty easy to play on ukulele and guitar. I really think it’s a good song for you two.

[@nicktheveganchick]

👍

[@tdgarison12]

Mary is pretty brave for putting sushi in a fever belly! LOL. I would not want to see sushi in reverse! 😆

[@keric3673]

When I was in college, night classes didn’t get over until 840pm so, many nights, things didn’t “get started” until at least 9. I remember doing everything from going out, dorm meetings to praise and worship until late into the night. I also empathize with Mary because my health was much more stable in college. I wasn’t dependent on walkers and wheelchairs and I walked all over campus.

[@fuzzywuzzy588]

Life always changes ,ever changing for good or bad and as a person you also change in some ways and that is how it is to be ...I will say i am thankful for being born when i was with no computers or phones always in ones face,,had so many adventures.. ,but i am glad Mary you were born in this age when the medical advancement have provided you with life :) .

[@kathleenbeaman6712]

julie rush, life ever changing is how we acquire wisdom.

[@patriciadayodonnell6630]

julie rush j

[@FunsizedStyle]

Ollie on the chair in the background at the end 😭😍💕

[@ChronicallyCassidy]

Different season of life was definitely middle school and the beginning of high school. Then a different chapter as I had to leave high school and was a medical mess, now a different chapter having a solid team of doctors, having Sonoma, coaching gymnastics, that’s the season in life I’m in right now.

[@fralinsandfriends]

It is interesting how our lives change over time.

[@2listening1]

12:01 Mary, DL Moody said, "In the school of Christianity, all your credits transfer" ! :)

[@carriebowlen1574]

You can't stop vlogging i will miss them!!

[@deborahbradshaw6370]

I live in southwest Texas about 40 miles from the Mexican border and I am sooooo tired of summer. It has been 100 degrees for months now and I am counting the days for the first cool spell. Your winters are extreme and our summers are extreme.

[@mariemarieb3250]

Impatiens do great in boxes Mary! Try next year! They bloom right into fall also

[@eej1983able]

I slept horribly the past 4 days. It's definitely tough when you're exhausted and having to deal with everyday life things. But we got this!! I definitely didn't soak up college life as well as I could have but I worked every weekend in retail so i would have my own money. I am trying so hard to soak up adult life now even with bad IBS C and general anxiety disorder

[@kimithy]

Gosh watching this made me miss the times i didnt have kids. you can do whatever, whenever and keep more of your pay for random things like dinner in a parking lot.... now i have to wait till im like 50 untill i can do that again :( it was good while it lasted though! we enjoyed our childless years while we had them. weekends away, dinners out, trips to the zoo without having to stick to a little persons schedule. changing plans last min and turning down random roads because you have never been down there before. also driving everywhere!! we used to drive from ireland to england and south england to scotland... now its easier to fly. more expensive though! but more exciting through there eyes... new season now! im sure alot of that will get a little better as they get older. you dont really think about it while your in the trenches but just watching this made me remember what it was like. :)

[@shirleyplumer2276]

End of summer feels different when you have a boat. Hugs guys.

[@lynnrose7562]

Peter: Maybe I have vlogging shoulder. I wouldn't be surprised. Nice garden. Dancing in the moonlight; Everybody's feeling warm and right; It's such a fine and natural site; Everybody's dancing in the moonlight........ That's a great song.

[@sorchaoreilly2633]

I get the feeling! My life of being non housebound seems a whole world away and my orchestra years just seem craayyzyy since I can't play anymore like is that even me?? But I have the exam certs and photos to show that yep! I'm still me though. I think people forget that when a friend's health changes.

[@karenvincent5202]

Ollie's expressions in the back seat are a scream!

[@elizabethmion4595]

Love you guys. You always give me so much hope! Hope you both feel better!

[@brigit2470]

Sorry you have a fever Mary. Hopefully tomorrow you will feel better! You two are great! Love you!

[@mikebarnes5485]

Tor-till-ya. Out in the West it’s pronounced Tor-tee-ya.

[@kathleenbeaman6712]

Mike Barnes , I think they know that hence the laughing.

[@keric3673]

Mike Barnes it’s a joke from the movie Napoleon Dynamite

[@ashlee4512]

You guys should draw something on the sushi soup board

[@penelopepolinsneemeyer4757]

Thanks for sharing your stories with us! xxxxxxx

[@rwojdan5]

You are both so inspiring. Love you guys!

[@micheleh5706]

Peter, The Shoulder pain could be a small Calcium deposit. It is caused, I believe from over use. Maybe from throwing the ball to Ollie? Who knows? But, they are extremely painful. A good Orthopedic Dr can do an injection and also break it up. It hurts for just a second bcuz they also use numbing meds. It helps a lot and I didn't get another one there for many years! Hope this helps. Better checked out sooner than later bcuz it causes inflammation and irritation to the tissues and doesn't go away without intervention. Best of luck and take care. Hi Mary! I hope you are having a good day. :)

[@Jennstravels]

You guys are awesome. Thanks for bringing positivity into my work day! :)

[@rivkahmiri513]

I love you three!

[@doolybox]

I have a question that I just may have missed... Mary, do you have dietary restrictions because of CF? I've been curious. Love you guys!

[@2listening1]

Vlogging shoulder really IS going around big time, Peter!! XD

[@katherineadinolfe1900]

Mary, where are your wedding rings? Forgot to put them back on after the hospital stay? Just noticed and hopping they aren't missing 💕

[@jadeswrapsandbraids]

Muck bang with the Frey life. Sweeeet.

[@XK_tyX]

Do your doctors ever watch your vlogs?

[@pandaqueen5397]

Love you guys! You inspire me! Sending love and good vibes!💓🖤🌈🍪

[@christytubbs3266]

Oh no you got Vlogingtentanitis

[@debbieyoung9323]

Hey I love you guys!! Peter the pain in your shoulder is from the constant way you hold the camera and it’s called tendinitis. Can be very painful, try taking a couple of ibuprofen like every 4 hours or so for a few days and see if that helps. Hope so. Love you 😍

[@ekocarpenter5070]

I love you guys!!!

[@2listening1]

3:06 Now OLLIE is photobombing!

[@2listening1]

I was awake at the same time you were, Peter! If Jesus needs someone to keep watch with Him at night, we're awake!! :)

[@maryreynolds5310]

I agree, but for different reasons I'm sure...but life does look so different. Lol Peter, you have come up with a new medical terminology, " Vlogging Sholder". Lol

[@caligirlmarti]

Might be Tendinitis that you have Peter. I have that and it hurts like heck. You have to take Ibuprofen for it. It got so bad that I had to have a cortisone shot through my back to my shoulder. Horrible pain.

[@kaylabarnes313]

Hey guys. That was for sure a different time. Outside of y'all, you guys know about the situation around Christina Doherty right?

[@jessamonet2634]

Y’all are so silly, I love it.😝 Love from Texas!

[@jadeswrapsandbraids]

Peter, your shoulder could definitely be from the boat. Due to the hospital stay your muscles weren’t prepared for the boat work. Lol sounds like a strained muscle.

[@taliailana]

I had to stop the video and look up FOMO, because I’m not hip to the kids

[@marilan8154]

Talia Spierer sooooo what does it mean please? I’m not that hip either🤓

[@taliailana]

Fear Of Missing Out

[@MrsBear-sv6wo]

@@taliailana glad you cleared that up for me👍

[@Slone1329]

lol it’s almost as bad as “bae “ or “ clap back” “ throw shade “ 😂❤️ love you guys

[@kellilarson6128]

haha i've never heard someone say the moon looked like a tortilla! (and pronounce it the way you did) now i will always be hungry when i look at the moon..

[@donnahannah1367]

Peter check your rotary cuff it may need doctor influence

[@charlottebarros2866]

My stomach hates seafood. Glad your ok

[@maryreynolds5310]

Peter, you seem to have something huge on your mind, OR your just very tired. No disrespect, promise!!

[@jadeswrapsandbraids]

Holy moly that was quick with comments

[@iceman22st]

Tortillia? I thought it was pronounced "TORTEEAH"

[@colleenrodamer6230]

U guys r great love u 2 God bless

[@yellowalpaca7439]

Why you didnt decide not to vlog on mondays?

[@monicadahlin]

Love you❤️

[@MyLoeske]

Peter to me you looks a little overdone. Maybe some more rest and time to for yourself and taking care for your body and soul! Love to you guys!

[@courtneycox8297]

Is “soak up” a regional phrase? I never hear it where I live.

[@bunzer.of.wunzerton2235]

Yes it means get all of x activity in before it's gone.

[@sorchaoreilly2633]

No it's pretty widespread in the English speaking world

[@lucifur6921]

Isn't summer towards the end of sept?

[@sorchaoreilly2633]

tamara kost not in the northern hemisphere. Usually: June, July August.

[@laurapiacentini9431]

❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@sabrina-8070]

What did you 2 study?

[@patricchambers8153]

I love y'all and y'alls videos keep it up

[@Savvy_lurker_14]

I’ve never had Miso soup....is that super weird? I am vegetarian so I don’t eat fish sushi but I do eat vegetable roll sushi stuff. Love you guys!

[@ChronicallyCassidy]

Katrina Dean I’ve heard of it As in foreign countries

[@Savvy_lurker_14]

Chronically Cassidy lol I’m in the US

[@extra_nos5081]

i can't get myself to like sushi so far.

[@greenpeacesign420]

There's a lot of sushi rolls without raw fish. A popular one even has spam and cheese!!!!

[@aliciarenfrow7983]

U 2 so sweet

[@jadeswrapsandbraids]

Would love to meet you guys.

[@Jane_Snow_]

Peter, you left us hanging! Did they charge you for something you did not get in your order?!

[@charlottebarros2866]

Do your share your food with your fur baby?

[@nataliamcbryde6966]

By fur baby do you mean Ollie?

[@homesweethome4824]

Please put both hands on the steering wheel!

[@marypridgeon4241]

Home sweet Home Also, how well do you think he can see on the right side of the car with the interior light on?

[@nataliamcbryde6966]

Plus when his hand isn't on the steering wheel he might be using it to change gear.

[@dawnwilson4286]

So much love 💜💜

[@bebegurl5462]

Hot compress will help Peter

[@hannahmariellewellynllewel7128]

Morning oliie

[@jessnapier4149]

Hi mary and peter

[@jodylabelle205]

Lolz you guys have temperamental flowers....how funny

[@keric3673]

I’m sad because I feel like people younger than y’all won’t understand the tor-tila joke

[@sorchaoreilly2633]

Keri C I don't. Care to explain?

[@mistycgrimm]

What’s with the dislikes? 😧😧😧

[@stephandnat1629]

love your account

[@stephandnat1629]

omg thanks sm!!!! your account is so inspiring and always makes me feel so happy❤️❤️mary is such a survivor!!!!! peter you are so great at watching over her!!!!! keep up the great work😍❤️❤️

[@Timothy-NH]

What are your degrees in?

[@laurapiacentini9431]

Peter I thought you were allergic to miso soup

[@kaykaybaybay202]

First to comment! Love you guys!!!

[@rae1957tn]

Peter you need to go see Mary’s chiropractor for your shoulder

[@elm811]

First