The soundtrack from Greatest Showman has spoken deeply to me over the years. The idea of choosing the hard…. imaging what is possible… seeking and striving for your dreams, even if they don’t match anyone else’s or what others think is possible. I thought these messages were my purpose. I believed if I could keep … More Live Little
Tuesday June 10 Danny woke up in ICU when he had gone to sleep in his regular hospital room. The conversation moved fast and the need for “decisions to be made” being repeated often. A bad infection had take hold and based on the lack of response to antibiotics in recent treatments, the medical team … More The Gift of Time
Of What are your dreams made of? Experiences? Blessings? Belongings? Milestones? Achievements? Truly: when you consider dreams coming true what comes to mind? This question has come up recently for me and my own personal answer has been surprising: how it feels. In my life’s journey there have been an incredible mix of all those … More What Dreams are Made
July 17, 2010 our wedding day with the colors so carefully selected: black and white with touches of red. And at 14 years that has turned out to be just right. Black: Cystic Fibrosis, Advanced Lung Disease, Pain Medication Dependency, Career Balancing, Infertility, Family Relations, Denied for Adoption, Transplant Rejection, Financial Challenges from Medical Complications… … More Black & White with Touches of Red Over 14 Years
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time:“He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has saved you. Go in peace and be cured of your affliction.” Mark 5:34✝️ When we come to Jesus, bring him all our sin, messy stuff, burdens and lost causes- this act of faith will bring the peace we need. “So he was not … More Sunday Reflections: June 30 & July 6, 2024
As we enter July I am in awe of how this year has unfolded. At the start, I did not know the plans, did not anticipate some of the shifts, and could not see how questions were going to form into answers. And yet we have a new chapter underway, changes in approaches taking shape, … More July: God Can Use It All
Dear God, Thank you for the most beautiful gift I received this March 8- another trip around the sun. Lately the message that we each are created so incredibly unique and for this very moment in time that we find ourselves has found me often. So as I welcome 39 it seems extremely fitting to … More Dear God, It’s Me – Jackie
A very distinct childhood memory is of driving home all together in the family car, in the evenings, listening to 97.1 soft rock from 70s, 80s, 90s and today. It is so vivid I can close my eyes and get back there instantly. Some of us asleep, but I was always leaning on the window … More Driving through the Decades
Two things can be true at the same time. A life lesson we all seem to learn at some point or maybe you are more like me and need to learn it over and over again? Over the last 4 years it has been a truth that has followed me a lot. In fact I … More Two Truths Can Exist at the Same Time
Good or bad…. Good or bad…. This is the filter through which I viewed my world. From the big things: was that reaction to my daughter or compromised husband – good or bad? To the little details of the day: extra cup of coffee- good or bad? When I say everything, I mean everything. Towards … More 2024: Gentle
Have A Little Faith in We 