Welcome to our blog - we are the Bessette family: Jackie, Shannon and Oliver! 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!
Hey friends! Who has their boots on and cute coats at the front of the closet?? Yup, me too…. Fall is here!! In the Bessette world this means the official start of another hockey season is upon us! If you follow us on social media then you know hockey never really is off…. in the … More 2017-2018 Hockey Season
Happy birthday to my husband Danny! This year is pretty big … for being so quiet. Yes we will celebrate tonight by hanging with our Ganmommy while my family is out of town. We have talked about a quiet night of take out and football with you two sports nuts or maybe a venture out … More Happy Birthday Danny!
Brrrr – do you feel that??? Fall is here in Northern Virginia – in fact it has brought with it temps in the 40s – so it is REALLY here! Which means these Thanksgiving posts gotta get live before its time for a new one! Thanksgiving has turned into the big Heppes holiday. It is … More Thanksgiving 2017
As pre-op wrapped up, it was time for the moment I had been wondering about since we even breathed the word transplant: our pre-surgery goodbye. First Danny’s parents had their time. I stood out in the hall trying to remain calm and talk to my parents. Keyword would be trying as I wavered between emotional … More Unexpected Goodbye
On Saturday October 6 in the hour of 3am my Pop-pop, Roger Heppes, passed away. In his 90s and suffering under the limits of dementia he had mentally left this world years before the day his body caught up to him. In these instances we as humans find solace in this is how life works … More Rest in Peace Pop-pop
We are continuing to reflect back on the holidays of this past year before it is time to start all over again ….. and this week we are talking Thanksgiving. It was such a wonderful holiday in 2017 with all my family home for a whole week – we had just a lot of fun … More A Thanksgiving Wedding
Happy October everyone! It is the start of a new month and exactly three months away from 2019. Does it feel like a big deal or what? Since my first health, wealth and happiness post on August 1 Danny and I have been working hard to figure out how to live the purposeful, focused, and … More Health * Wealth * Happiness – Update 1
Happy Friday friends…. Wahoo- we made it! And in addition to looking forward to a few days with our families and enjoying fall…. it’s time for another Friday Favorite! Today I am sharing a recipe that we just can’t quit at our house. Yes, a receipe- I know, I know…. who am I?? Cooking is … More These Are A Few of My Favorite Things: Pita Pizza
Its not always life versus death. Sure there are moments that are fueled by the reality that life is so very short and that death has never been that far off base in our world. But it is more often the feeling that life as it is now or even just regular life never felt … More Indianapolis Summer Visit
Hey guys, today I am returning to a moment of our transplant journey: the pre-op room. After the call from the OR team wondering where the heck we were, Danny and I raced through the parking deck to our car. At the time I was attempting to give directions to his parents, since they happened … More Transplant Pre-Op Room
Have A Little Faith in We 