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"Each day I am thankful for - Nights that turned into mornings, friends that turned into family, dreams that turned into reality and likes that turned into love." 
Week twenty-two (November 20-26)
 
Thanksgiving, the time when gratitude is abundant and the first place to truly recognize the gifts in my life as my family gathers together, revealing the hope and laughter that magically slips...

"How beautiful a day can be when kindness touches it"
Every year I fill the month of December with kindness as I remember his gentle smile. This year with the Stan Hywet luncheon on his birthday I knew I wanted to pay it forward and with Julie's help, Doug and Megan Jeffery, a deserving couple was discovered among the many who entered.
I'm looking forward to attending this tour and Champagne luncheon...

"Well, everyone can master a grief but he that has it." ~William Shakespeare
Week twenty-one (November 13-19)
I wanted to share a glass of wine and savor a moment without withdrawing from the world. Empty from disguising the pain and masking the emotions I did not understand, I rustled with the notion that I had never really reconciled the grief in my heart. The weight of loss confined beneath...

"As we express our gratitude we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them." ~John F. Kennedy
Week Twenty ( November 6 - 12)
Gratitude does not always arrive assuredly. Often I must burrow through the remains of the day seeking gratitude in a difficult world of confusion as life unravels. Staying grounded when others fall short, shifting from discomfort to...

"I always did something I was a little not ready to do. I think that is how you grow" ~ Marissa Mayer
Week Nineteen (October 30 - November 5)
As a planner, dreamer, and future examiner, I peer at the calendar brimming with intentions, each promoting transformation while mindful of times fleeting grace. Setting forth in exploration with so much bravado until the day arrives and it is time to leap...

"If you learn to listen for clues as to how I feel instead of what I say, you will be able to understand me much better."
As the storm quiets
The anger lingered in the air even days after she left, a cold silence that slowly enveloped the room like a dying flower casting wilted memories of exasperation that I could not erase.
It was our first gathering since she was placed in the nursing home...

"Peace is a journey of a thousand miles and it must be taken one step at a time."  ~Lyndon B. Johnson
Week Eighteen (October 23 - 29)
On the return from our trip, the cold damp air delivered a string of heady anticipation as I readied to begin again. Inspired by the tenderness of coming home, where old favorites are transformed and opportunities awaken, I was enlivened with appreciation and refreshed...

"It is often in the darkest skies that we see the brightest stars" ~ Richard Evans
Week Seventeen (October 16-22)
It has been a week of peaks and valleys, wonderful celebrations with family and friends and untold heartache with loved ones, and regardless of which side of the spectrum I outfit a bulky cloak of responsibility. An overwhelming gratitude captivates me with the abundance of friendship,...

"Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try" 
Week sixteen (October 9 - 15)
Every accomplishment began with a decision to try, from quitting smoking, to running my first race, each step shaped  this journey to shift in places I never imagined while creating a new way to live.
The desire to quit smoking derived from the health issues and my inability to keep up with my kids, flourishing...

"In order to succeed we must first believe that we can" ~ Niko Kazantzakis
Last night my husband hung up my medal holder that had been in a drawer for years. There were always reasons not to hang it, since I did not know where to put it. Recently when I rescued it while cleaning I decided the time was right, this can be the necessary reminder of how far I have come.
This small souvenir of...