As some of my readers (all 2 or 3 of you) have noticed, I've mostly been posting updates that were originally posted on my Caring Bridge site in 2017 and early 2018. While I do enjoy that platform, I think a more formal and more public blog is more my speed now. That wasn't the … Continue reading 2019 Blog Entries
Category: General
Happy New Year, 2019
2019 is here. Each new season and calendar change means something very different to me now. When I was young, I felt the frustration and anticipation of yearning to be older and for time to pass more quickly. As I've gotten older, time seems to move too fast sometimes and not fast enough at other … Continue reading Happy New Year, 2019
Christmas
It's pretty universal that everyone likes to get presents; yet, there's something super special about watching a child on Christmas morning. My boys really get into the decorations, the magical parts of Christmas and they love Christmas morning. They wade through the paper with startling efficiency and announce and compare their gifts loudly and frequently. … Continue reading Christmas
Christmas Eve
Before I had children, the story of the birth of Jesus was meaningful, but I sometimes had a hard time wrapping my head around the experience of it. When my husband and I got married and we went through the Catholic pre-marital classes, I found myself wondering at times (irreverently) about all the hullabaloo around … Continue reading Christmas Eve
Thanksgiving
2018 marks the 2nd Thanksgiving since my diagnosis with Stage IV Metastatic Breast Cancer. Part of my journey to being more mindful and present with my children and within myself has been to practice being thankful. Sometimes it is as simple as remembering to say thank you to someone holding a door, sometimes it is … Continue reading Thanksgiving
Finally
I've been asked repeatedly whether I have a blog and why not since I was diagnosed with Stage IV metastatic breast cancer in 2017. I've resisted since I've been writing and doing other things, but I've finally taken the plunge. I'll be transitioning my posts from my Caring Bridge site here over the next few … Continue reading Finally
No Half Measures 