You’re Invited To My Surprise Party! {06.20.11}

I love sweet surprises – good-news, happy-heart moments that are too good not to share. Like this road sign. For years, the primary road we take to get to and from home has been riddled with potholes – bumps, dips and craters that could swallow a car....

The Beauty of Feeling It All {03.18.11}

Wow – what a whirlwind this week has been! Lots of wonderful stuff came about, but I did bump into some heart-wrenching, heart-opening challenges this week. Among the rough spots: we learned the past seven months of chemo have had no impact on my...

09.26.10 Choosing To Say The Magic Words

This is what an outpouring of love looks like.Since announcing my dad’s cancer diagnosis,we’ve been amazed by the tidal wave of sweet supportfrom friends, family and perfect strangers.Little bits of love have shown upin moving messages...

09.10.10: Choosing To Keep Our Cool

if you read my blog on a regular basis, you know I’m a big believer in signs; those little nudges, blessings and messages sent from beyond the veil that thinly separates the here and there, the now and then. for me, this ice cart was a stroke...