I’ve had so many calls and emails from you all wishing us well and praying for us. As many of you know, John’s father, after a courageous fight to recover from two surgeries, finally passed away on February 1. Needless to say, my articles came to a halt around New Years because we stayed at [...]
This year, my husband coordinated with his father to spend the month of December with us so that he could have long awaited knee replacement surgery. We worked through the late summer and fall to get everything ready so that we could have a quiet December and my Father-in-law could have his new bionic knee [...]
This has been the most beautiful Fall. The trees are turning, the sun is shining and the air is crisp. We’re entering a season that creates stress for most of us…….but when it passes the memories warm our hearts. Most years about this time, I dread the thought of climbing into the attic, decorating, cleaning, [...]
Do you ever just feeling like giving up on things you’re working hard to gain? Do you think about throwing in the towel or just settling for what you have now because what you want seems so far away? Do you ever feel that you choose the easy path? You know the path I mean….the [...]
If you’re a regular on my site, you’ve read stories about the loss of my beloved brother Paul. You’ve read some stories about the troubles with my real Dad….so please let me now say……….YES, I really do have a wonderful, grounded and loving family! ha! (You can put a face with a name at the bottom [...]
This week I went to have dinner with my long time best friend of 20 + years, Lisa. It was the first time I’d seen her since the death of her sister Gail a few weeks before. Gail suffered from Cancer and wasn’t diagnosed until she was already in Stage 4. From the time she found out, [...]
