My own mother’s words loomed large before I got pregnant, “do the things you want to do before you get married and have babies.” And it was great advice. By the time I gave birth to our first child, I had climbed the ladder in the marketing world, traveled and lived overseas. My dream was to write a book and although I had cranked out a few measly ...
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Guest Blog by Cathrine WhitePhotos By: Cathrine White © All rights reserved Life offers us so much through blessing us with gifts both seen and unseen. After dropping my kids off at school, I sit in silence on a chilly winter morning. I cherish the time spent in my sunroom where I am surrounded by photographs and ...
I had one of those days yesterday where I bumped up against the goal posts of life. One announcement of the sudden death of a little boy, another old friend’s funeral and then I capped it off with a friend’s 50th birthday party. The vicissitudes of life. I like that particular word, not only because it is chock full ...
A friend died the other day. Breast cancer that spread too far, too fast. But she had her dukes up the whole way; fought a damned good fight. She stood tall, battled elegantly, thrusting and parrying at the disease like the most elegant of fencers. I know there must have been ugly days, days of railing at the fates and wondering ...
If you do one thing this Veterans Day to honor our service members, watch this video. If you want to say “thanks” by donating ANY amount you can give click here. And if you already did something to assist a wounded warrior and their family, we salute you. “Support Our Troops” is not just a slogan. It’s an ...