I have been in shutdown mode for almost a month. Well, that’s not entirely true. I have been busy doing the day-to-day things of life in a house with three busy sons still at home; an old, loving yet needy, dog; a chaotic kitten; and an always-on-the-go hubby. And I have been frenetically working on […]
Tag: relationships
Saying Goodbye…
My mother passed from this earth quietly on the morning of March 30. She left us (snuck away, she did) as we all headed to the kitchen for a quick cup of coffee (it had been a long night of bedside vigils and driving across country for all of us, and looked as if the […]
Writing and Real Life
The ability to put one’s thoughts and feelings into written words is a truly wonderful gift. But it can also be a bit of a curse. Throughout my journey with breast cancer, and into the aftermath of life beyond cancer, I have journaled and blogged to “keep my friends and family informed.” I know that […]
A Touchy Subject
The girls in my support group got onto quite an interesting topic the other day–the breast cancer patient/survivor’s love life. While this is not a topic I want to delve into in the wide open spaces of the internet, suffice it to say, it IS a very important topic for the cancer patient and their […]
We Never Grow Without Growing Pains
A couple months ago, when my book was being published, my youngest son and I were discussing why I wanted to publish in the first place. I had told him earlier that it was very uncomfortable to lay my life out there like that, sharing myself with countless unknown others, but especially uncomfortable to have […]
The Fun of Travelling
We went on our Spring Break trip a week or so ago (thus my slowness to get anything posted recently!), so instead of writing about life after cancer, I have decided to write about LIFE in general. Living and loving and sharing some wonderful memories with those who are nearest and dearest to my heart…my […]
Anniversaries…the Joy & the Sorrow
Anniversaries are interesting things. They help us keep track of the important events in our lives. They remind us of good times, good people, good memories…usually. I have one anniversary that I have been dreading for four years. It is not a reminder of good times, good memories…it is, however, a memory of one good […]
life in between... 