Welcome to our blog - we are the Bessette family- Danny, Jackie and Quinlan! An extraordinary life is created from all of the ordinary moments....and here in our little corner of the internet you can follow our extraordinarily ordinary!
In our life transplant was the top of the mountain. Once we got there everything after would be like getting on the sled and just enjoying the ride down! We could stop fearing and start living – with our steep mountain in the distance BEHIND us. Last year when I participated in CF Mini-Con … More CF Mini-Con Transplant: Knowledge is Power
Well friends if you follow us on social media than our big secret is out…. WE ARE PREGNANT and expecting our little baby girl in March! So now we can be honest about all the extra quiet around here, on social media, even in our regular life. I had an uncle ask my mom if … More Surprise – We are Pregnant!
When you think of January 1 what comes to mind? A blank slate? A fresh start? A chance for change? So many of us love the option to declare a new year and dream of the possibilities. Even if they don’t always happen or the year brings something completely unexpected, I think the dreaming of … More The Last 90 Days
For a long time that question is what I wanted to name my blog. I felt it summed up this life we live. The realities of life and death that are part of our world on a pretty regular basis, yet the fact that what to wear to such life and death occasions are also “normal” to … More What do you wear to a transplant?
One of my favorite things about being a blog follower is how the experience goes from just following along to eventually feeling like you are taking advice from a friend. As a result of my love for blogs, I have purchased clothes, tried hair styles, decorated mantles, read books, organized my office, discovered health tricks, and … More These are a Few of My Favorite Things – Perfect T-shirt
Hope is the word I selected for 2019. In recent years whatever word I choose has played a big influence in my life, a resolution that truly sticks. Maybe it is the hyper focus on that word, maybe it is the time I take to learn and understand it, truly absorbing into my person, or … More My Prayer Warrior in Hope
One of my favorite things about being a blog follower is how the experience goes from just following along to eventually feeling like you are taking advice from a friend. As a result of my love for blogs, I have purchased clothes, tried hair styles, decorated mantles, read books, organized my office, discovered health tricks, and … More These are a Few of My Favorite Things – Revlon One Step Hair Dryer
Hi friends – well on this last day of July we are going to wrap up Christmas from 2018. Following Christmas day Danny and I decided to use his hockey tournament right outside of DC as an excuse to have a little staycation. My inlaws took our pup and we booked a hotel for a … More Christmas in July Part 3
And now for part 2 of Christmas in July we go to …. Christmas Day! Danny’s family has hosted a Christmas breakfast for years where they invite neighbors – both current and ones from years past – to join us and kick off the big day! This year it was a quiet brunch with … More Christmas in July Part 2
Hi friends and welcome to Christmas in July here on the blog! During the holidays I always capture a lot of fun pictures and look forward to sharing them on the blog. But that season is so full and busy, plus I usually get too excited to jump into new year posts, my Christmas fun … More Christmas in July!
