Posted on Thursday, 28th January 2010 by Catherine

It is hard to find anyone who has not been touched by cancer in one way or another.  I have lost my mother to breast cancer and have been on a 5 year journey with my son who has Leukemia.  I have learned a few things along the way about how to help a friend [...]

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Posted on Friday, 22nd January 2010 by Catherine

My sweet boy:
You have rosy bright red cheeks, you have not eaten all day, you have a high fever and just want to sleep but you can’t because your cough is driving you crazy.  You take a bath at noon hoping that might help your aches and pains.  You try to sleep but can’t get [...]

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Posted on Thursday, 31st December 2009 by Catherine

A new year means so many different things to each of us.  I am not a big resolution maker.  I prefer to set goals instead.  This New Year’s Eve I focused on these three words: resolve, remember and rejoice.
RESOLVE
Resolve something in your life – reach a conclusion, make a decision or settle a dispute.  Are [...]

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Posted on Wednesday, 30th December 2009 by Catherine

Yesterday I was THAT mom.  I am not sorry about it either.  I can own that I have a bit of  crazy in me when it comes to certain things. One of which is SLEEP.  I pride myself in all three of my kids being excellent sleepers.  The ONLY time any of them are up [...]

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Posted on Wednesday, 23rd December 2009 by Catherine

On this Eve of Christmas Eve I was inspired to put a question out on Facebook.  I wondered if Santa “wraps” gifts at your house.  I encouraged my friends to put on their “sharing shoes” and tell about their traditions on Christmas morning.  I got nearly 20 responses all of them unique and full of [...]

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