Silver Linings
When I was in second grade, I read a book titled, “Fortunately, Unfortunately.”
Columbo and Vinny
My husband and I consider ourselves to be part Italian.
God Talk
I grew up attending church and heard all sorts of stories about God.
Miles to Go
I finished graduate school in 1982, earning a master’s degree from the University of Redlands in Communicative Disorders.
Change
Change can be difficult for someone who likes things to be predictable.
Sadness
I’m feeling sad right now. I’m also feeling a little bit angry and a little bit helpless. In my July post, I wrote about a woman who I have been following on the Breast Cancer forum. Her forum name was “moth,” and she had a blog called “Never Tell Me the Odds.” I wrote that …
Little Things
“Don’t sweat the little things.” How often have I heard that one? I’ve seen pictures, drawings, Instagram posts, and so on of someone in a “situation” where the caption reads, “Don’t sweat the little things.” There are endless how-to books written on the subject. Workbooks, daily devotional books, journals – you name it. There are …
Control
I don’t like to admit this, but I love control. I wouldn’t call myself a control freak, but when so much of life feels chaotic, I crave control over JUST SOMETHING. Give me just one tiny, little thing I can control. That’s all I ask. I can’t control the weather, traffic, or the cost of …
Humor
Humor is a strange thing. What makes something funny? Why do we laugh? Why do we start laughing just because someone else is laughing? Is it something we’re born with? Have you ever watched a baby laugh? Can you watch that and not laugh yourself? Have you ever laughed until your stomach or sides hurt? …
What’s Behind the Name?
When I first thought about starting a blog, I wrote down names that I thought might fit me and my goal of having a blog. I knew I was going to write about cancer, specifically Stage IV or metastatic breast cancer but I didn’t want the word CANCER to take center stage. When I was …