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Love in Action

I’ve never been a big “Valentine’s Day” person.  When my husband and I were dating we often had rehearsals, concerts, or conventions on the 14th of February.  Maybe an occasional dinner but never anything extremely special was made of that day....

Struggling

My mighty warrior “Christian” is amazing.  He manages to be happy despite not being able to walk, despite missing so many days of school and even despite spending day after day in the hospital because of his bad knee. His right knee started becoming a...

Snow

Tonight I am winding down on the fifth night of a hospital stay with my 8 year old, “Christian”.  The snow is coming down outside, blanketing the streets and rooftops of the buildings around us.  It’s as if the snow is covering up the messiness of...

To Plan or Not To Plan

The “spur-of-the-moment” gene did not get passed along to me, or anyone else in my family.  I am definitely a Type A kind of gal.  When it comes to holidays, vacations, and family dinners I love to make plans months in advance so it will be a memorable...

VICTORY!

 My mighty “Christian” has a debilitating fear of needles.  Because of this fear and the fact that he needs daily infusions, we access his port once a week and leave it accessed.  Due to the physical and emotional stress and trauma accessing...

Clarity

When I think about the roads I have been down I am pretty amazed at how my journey has landed me where I am…in the midst of a second career, preparing one child to move on to college and doing second grade homework with the other, while maintaining a home, being...