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*Please visit her Giving Page to make a donation At eight and ten years my children are extraordinarily compassionate for their ages. Our household has supported a lot of campaigns at their wish. When the fundraising info is distributed at school they take the issues at heart very seriously. We have and continue to participate in raising funds [...] I thought about mom so much today. And yet, I felt I had very little time to think of her at all. I screwed up my baking and knew mom would have a good laugh with me about it. Reminding me that I usually prove to her that I did not get my baking skills [...] 30 minute walk complete. Weather was really awful, and I had no idea what time to expect my children to be dropped off by their dad, so I opted to use the treadmill to get my walk in anyway in the morning. After reading more from Steve Kamb about barefoot running on Nerd Fitness I decided [...] The grieving process has so many aspects to it. We grieve the loss of our loved one. We grieve the loss of our future as we envisioned it. We grieve the loss of our daily normal life as we knew it. For those of us directly effected by that normal daily life it can be [...] Everyone who knew my mom knew that she was … the type of person that makes an impact on people, things and places. As my cousin Nick wrote to mom: “Everywhere you go, people end up loving you. That’s one heck of a personality you have. Anyone who knows you is lucky to have met you.” Since [...] Have you ever thought about what you want from life? Have you ever REALLY thought about it? What is MOST important to you. If you had to make sacrifices in your life dreams, what could you absolutely NOT miss? Since my loved one was diagnosed with terminal cancer, I’ve found that my priorities have become all [...] In the face of uncontrollable challenges balance comes in managing that which can be. Until recently life was very demanding but manageable. It has since reached my limit with another uncontrollable and emotionally charged journey. My balance came first in recognizing my limits and taking steps to prevent breaching them. A leave from work has allowed [...] When crises hit, families tend to come together like never before. While we go through the turmoil of the declining health of our loved one, we try to find the positive things to grab onto. I find the simple coming together of our family to be one of those, as I am sure do all [...] Waiting. Playing the waiting game. Limbo. Not knowing what comes next. But knowing that whatever it is, it’s going to be hard. People handle waiting in very different ways. For some the not knowing means focusing on the worst case scenario. It means thinking over, and over and over: “________ just can’t happen.” “I can’t lose my job.” “This cannot [...] |
 
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