If you are gonna bother to do something, you better do it right. In the mane, this is good advice. It encourages you to spend your energy wisely, give 150% at whatever you try, and speaks to the importance of taking pride in your work. It is a philosophy I have always tried to follow … More Just Take 10!
In January at my sister’s birthday dinner my mom asked each of us if we had a word for 2017. She had heard of this trend and found it to be a good idea. We went around the table sharing either the word we had thought of or the word that was now coming to … More 32: Grace not Perfection
As I continue to get back to documenting our life prior to our little pause ….following our UVA trip we attended the 2016 Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Breath of Life Gala. Each year the foundation hosts events all over the country to raise funds and awareness for CF. Over the years both Danny and I have … More Breath of Life Gala 2016
Wednesday’s have now become Danny’s standard check-in days at Hopkins. Each week (we have since graduated to every other week….and now every third week) we go to meet with the transplant team, catch up with necessary specialists, review his medications, and get a report of what to expect at each stage of healing. Following these … More Wednesday’s at Hopkins
Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday and Lent 2017 will begin. The next 40 days until Easter is the time to prepare mind, body, and soul for the resurrection of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To commemorate this season and ready ourselves for this holy celebration, folks use sacrificing, acts of kindness, and additional time dedicated … More Lent 2017
On Friday Bishop O’Connell High School kicked of SUPERDANCE 2017 with the assembly. Unfortunately Danny and I were not able to attend – Dan still recovering from the hospital and I needed to be at the office. So instead of Dan’s normal speech, we submitted a letter. Just in case you are still a little … More SUPERDANCE Kick-Off 2017
Hello friends and happy Wednesday! Hope you are enjoying a great week and maybe if you are local really soaking up this peek at spring….temperatures in the 60s and 70s – it is amazing! Luckily the Bessette family is all on the mends so we can enjoy it too! This past Friday Quinlan and … More Weekend – That’s A Wrap!
Over the last few posts I have shared the raw and emotional side of this journey for me as the wife and us as a couple. This moment in time is very fragile, full, and overwhelming, but it is not the whole story. I have acknowledged the many silver linings with the strengthening of faith … More I was Chosen
Currently Danny is in patient at Johns Hopkins. The first thing to know is that Danny is at the hospital, but not for any of the major things. His lungs, temperature, blood pressure, and other body systems (often with transplant other issues come up like kidneys or as you may recall tummy) are all doing … More Current State of Things
It is interesting the different stories and anecdotes that have crossed my path during this journey. I have run into people from various walks of my life at odd times… I have witnessed truths that are both painful and wonderful, it can only mean that you must truly be alive to feel that kind of … More Shells of Ourselves
Have A Little Faith in We 