It’s one of my favorite Thanksgiving memories–no gravy stress here! This isn’t about the past; we’re discussing what’s on our plates tomorrow. Let’s do the Hokey Pokey Thanksgiving has arrived! We’ll get there, don’t worry, but first, a word or two about gravy stress. One Friendsgiving, we gathered around the kitchen stove, waiting for the… Continue reading What Thanksgiving Needs: An Attitude Adjustment, Thank You!
A sunset reminds us that life is beautiful even when we can’t see it. I’m working exceptionally hard on reframing how I view things. I’m battling an all-out war to get these negative thoughts to be positive. I hide it as cleverly as possible with these muses, ensuring that “all’s well that ends well” every… Continue reading Reframing Tragedy–One Hug At A Time
All the albums in italics are part of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour. I admit it. Even though I’m way past the age of being a Swiftie, I love Taylor Swift. I saw Red before we even took pictures on our phones at concerts, and 1989 when the girls were too young to go to shows on their own, and… Continue reading A Mama’s Love For Taylor Swift
I’ll be serious with you for a change, as fun as I’ve made cancer out to be. There needs to be a disclaimer: don’t try this at home. In other words, don’t go looking for cancer. But sometimes, cancer finds you or a loved one, and then all the jokes stop, and the tears come… Continue reading The Halfway House Between Life & Death
A friend just started chemo this week, and it got me remembering all the good times. Good times, seriously? Seriously. Now that I’m in the throes of pulling myself back together again, I look back on it fondly. Making the mess was way more fun than cleaning it up. There was fear, don’t get me… Continue reading Hats Off To What I Miss Most About Chemo
Every week my dear friend finds a song to fit my muse. So this week I’m beating him to it because I’ve got “Anticipation” stuck in my head. It’s classic Carly Simon–what you want to sing when you find yourself waiting for something to happen. Carly can pull you through. We can never know about… Continue reading Anticipation Is Making Me Wait
When God was doling out husbands, mine landed, well, not in my lap, but pretty darn close, beside me. I sat in the middle seat of row 16 next to an older, unmemorable man to my left, and an empty seat to my right. Stuck as I was, the crowded flight had me wishing. If only… Continue reading Love Is In The Air Again
This week we’re looking at the tail end of things as yesterday (May 14) Papito celebrated his birthday giving us good reason to follow his journey as he went scholarship hopping from Bolivia to the United States and France, and back to Bolivia again and Mom and Dad celebrated their anniversary, an excuse to meet… Continue reading Vintage Grit, Charm, Love and Luck: Piecing Together Hope and a Dream
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