Posted on Sunday, 20th September 2009 by Catherine
Four weeks from today I will be running my second marathon. A marathon…26.2 miles. It is sometimes hard for me to believe. Eighteen months ago I was not a “runner”. I walked, I walked a lot – I walked 60 miles in 3 days to honor my mom in her battle with breast cancer. Running [...]
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Posted on Thursday, 3rd September 2009 by Catherine
CELEBRATE SMALL ACCOMPLISHMENTS ALONG THE WAY There will probably come a time in all of our lives that we have to deal with something life changing. It could be the loss of a job, illness, death, divorce, infertility or many other things along the spectrum. Some people are blessed to only have to “deal” with [...]
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Posted on Thursday, 20th August 2009 by Catherine
FROM WHERE I STAND… From where I stand Mason starting first grade is not scary or sad. I am thankful he made it through 70% of the first day. From where I stand it is not about “who” his teacher is but THAT he has a selfless person willing to teach him. From where I [...]
Tags: blessings, Caregiver, faith, hope, perspective, school
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Posted on Saturday, 15th August 2009 by Catherine
Welcome to THE SHOE BOX DAILY where my shoes tell my story. We all wear many shoes in our lifetime and this site is dedicated to my crazy life with simple ideas, inspiring stories and perspective changing moments. Simple, inspiring and perspective are three of my favorite words. As a mother of 3 kids ages 7,5 [...]
Tags: inspire, mom. cancer, perspective, simplify, stress
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