The olive branch
My sweet Joseph and I feel as if God showers us with His blessings with these amazing little gifts He sends called babies. Two of our boys had blessed us with five special angels. We loved watching...
View ArticleLife lessons….things I learned the hard way
Before you begin reading these lessons…please know that this is how I attempt to live my life. I am not always successful with all of them, but I do try. 1.) Let your “NO” be no and your “YES” be yes....
View ArticleMedicine….a science
Today they call me a miracle. Everyone remarks how healthy I appear. They tell me, “You look great.” They know what I faced four years ago, how close I was to death. Yet, today I am feeling good, able...
View Article“Two Monkey”
Jude with Two Monkey sleeps with Poppa Not even certain when “two monkey” arrived. I do know he replaced “Silly Monkey’ a blue and brown monkey Jude had snuggled from birth of similar shape and size....
View ArticlePompeii and Vesuvius
To the east, just around the bay of Naples, a 25 minute drive, you will find Pompeii and Herculaneum. These two cities are the most completely preserved cities of classical antiquity along with their...
View ArticleGrapefruit
The tart yet sweet scent of the juice took me on a mental journey back to my youth. My Grandma Kathy would eat a ruby red grapefruit every morning. The sharp knife made it’s way around the rose...
View ArticleAurora is why
Aurora received a cranial helmet from JT Townsend Foundation. Early 2013 I received a frantic phone call from a local therapist advising me of an emergency situation and asking for help. A three month...
View ArticleI got a “Save the Date”
Yesterday I had a CT scan as a follow up after my last appointment confirming the beast had returned…I now have pancreas cancer mets to my lungs 100% confirmed. My radiology oncologist entered the room...
View ArticleA little Irish boy
The glass dish crashed to the floor. Did I assume it wise to give a toddler a glass plate filled with chicken cubes, sliced strawberries, ketchup for “dip-dip” and “troll trees” (broccoli, because you...
View ArticleCoronavirus 2020…from my perspective
It came creeping into our lives from clear across the globe. We all saw the images of mask and Hasmat clad Asians fighting this intruder that came to steal lives. But, we continued living life,...
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