2019 my word of the year is Hope. Check out this post to see what I learned about the true meaning of hope and how I plan to make it turn the waiting of life into an opportunity for growing peace and joy. … More 2019 is for Hope
2018 was the year of intense change. Everything in my world changed, completely out of the unexpected and I learned the true meaning of “what does not kill you makes you stronger”. Today’s post I share with you all some of the truth of this year and what is really on my heart this New Year’s Eve. … More 2018
Merry Christmas Eve all! In so many ways I have thought about the recent holiday season as just a day. Thanksgiving was just a dinner we missed, it helps to make us feel like CF hasn’t stolen something us from us. And truly when you start to look around there are so many people struggling … More What’s Going on Danny Boy?
December 1, 2018: on that day two years ago I walked into an ICU room to see Danny after surgery. Later that same day I would walk into that ICU room to see Danny sitting in a chair breathing on his own. We were gifted a chance at life …. at that time we had … More Transplant 2 Years Later
In 2016 and 2017 therapy became a full time hobby. When I wasn’t doing the things I needed to keep the life we had cobbled together on life support (trying to maintain my job, work a second job, conducting creative accounting between incomes and our charity fund, trying to understand our reality so we could … More Supposed & Should are the other S Words
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
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
Last night Danny and I saw Life Itself and loved it. Being big movie goers we had seen the previews, knew the cast, and read the descriptions…. it was our type of movie: a way of looking at life (like: 50/50or Wish I was Hereor Stronger). But when it came out the reviews were not … More Why We Loved the Movie: Life Itself
Rachel Hollis is an incredible role model with many accomplishments: wife, mother, author, blogger, business owner, marathoner – just to name a few. This year I read her book and saw her documentary and become even more enthralled with the messages she seeks to share with the world through the life she chooses to live. … More Just Keep Showing Up
It is human nature to wonder if you will live your life to the fullest. Do we choose the right passions? Surround ourselves with the right people? Select the correct career? Spend our most valuable resources: time, money and energy on the right things? Will we leave the world better than we found it? Claire … More Rest in Peace Claire Wineland
