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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...

Fifty Years Ago

Fifty years ago my mother-in-law became an unwed mother.  Back in the 60’s that was not a good thing.  She managed to keep her job throughout her pregnancy and worked hard to forge a life as a single woman during that time. She did an amazing thing.  The son she...

Birthday’s

 Having a good attitude and tons of hope to start the New Year is a good thing.  And then it happens….”Mom, my knee hurts.”  Ugh.  On the evening of the 16th I knew that the pain was about to get out of control so I took...