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Hope

I am a woman who has hope.  I wasn’t always that way.  You know those people who are “glass half empty” people?  That was me!  As I’ve gotten older and especially as I have dealt with my youngest son’s medical issues, I have held on to...

Being Present

During the winter I tend to “hole up” in my home.  The days are shorter, the cold sets in, and I just don’t feel like going anywhere, most of the time.  When I do have responsibilities (mostly at church) I can easily explain why I am not able to...

I Wonder…

Yesterday was WorldAIDS Day.  It is a day set apart to remember those who are living with HIV. During the late 70’s and early 80’s, “The CDC report provided strong evidence that AIDS wasspread by blood. Altogether, almost 5000 hemophiliacs were...

The Season Has Begun

The Advent season begins four Sunday’s before Christmas and ends on Christmas Eve.  It is the beginning of the liturgical year for Christians and is the time Christians prepare and anticipate the birth of Christ. When the first Sunday of Advent arrives, I feel...

To the Newly Diagnosed Parent

Last week I had the privilege of talking to a mom with a newly diagnosed baby boy with hemophilia.  Hearing her pain, grief and devastation over the phone was heart wrenching.  I wanted to reach through the line and give her a hug to reassure her that things...

Birthday Wishes to My Friend

Today my heart was blessed in a way that was almost too much to accept. I went on my usual Saturday ride with my friend Maggie. We rode after lunch and the weather was as perfect as it could ever possibly be for a November afternoon. We went cross country, cantered in...