Marc and I are finally renovating the house we built over 25 years ago. We are no longer that young couple that raised our family but empty nesters that never updated their house in 25 years. We concentrated on our kids, not our home, and it showed. Think the early 90s. Think flowers, stripes, and …
Margarete’s Blog
The most unbelievably true story that ever happened to me.
This truly is the most unbelievable story that has ever happened to me and I’d like to share it with you. The backstory was copied from my Facebook page post dated 12/11/15. You may also notice that I had written an abbreviated version of it in my 2016 Xtreme Hike CF fundraising letter. (The …
Meeting Jena; three years in the making
Another amazing Jena story that proves, yet again, that there are #NoCoincidences Since 2007, Marc and I have ventured out on our annual Jena Adventure to escape our self-proclaimed Hell Week. Our ‘hell week’ is the time between Thanksgiving and December 4th; between Jena’s last holiday with us …
Christmas is a wonderful time of year…for most people.
Christmas is a wonderful time of year…for most people. Christmas is also a time of year where emotions tug at our hearts more than we care to admit. During the holiday season, we tend to painfully feel the void of our loved ones who are no longer with us, especially those with recent losses, …
Shutterfly, an Anniversary, and my Jena
My email today from Shutterfly: ‘Your memories from this week eleven years ago…’ Seriously, really? This picture was taken on Tuesday, November 28, 2006. This picture is the very LAST picture taken of Jena; us as a family of four. The next day her lungs collapsed and she moved up to …
Just Thursday-The RECAP
Tis the day before Turkey Day and all is quiet in the house...not a soul was stirring...'cause we all left Dodge. For all those who don't understand our "Just Thursday" here's a RECAP: Thanksgiving: CANCELLED. Adventure: BOOKED. Sanity: Still up for grabs. This time of year…from now …
Share B.I.G.
Share BIG The other day I came across a grieving mother’s support group on Facebook. Truth be told in the 11 years since Jena moved up I never joined one. A little late to the game, I know. What I felt as I read post upon post, saw picture upon picture, and felt that familiar pain that time …
Positive
Positive. It’s a great word. Put it next to anything and it’s even better. Positive attitude. Positive charge. Think positive. Positive Impact. All good things, right? Yeah, that’s what I used to think too. Then there came a time when positive wasn’t a good thing and putting it next …
