Today's reminder: Love does conquer all. If you can find beauty in all living things, I think your heart can show through your smile and even through your tears. Knowing that your heart can feel a memory makes love, and the ability to love, that more precious. For me, my roses represent so …
2018
Breathing
Breathing directions: Inhale. Exhale. Repeat. Seems straightforward enough, right? For most of us breathing is involuntary, a non-issue, basically pretty easy. I mean really, how many times does breathing cross your mind? Perhaps you wonder how long you can inhale your breath when you're …
Father’s Day
In arranging our weekend schedule, I asked Marc what his thoughts were for Father’s Day. He said, “Well, I thought I’d still be a dad.” I laughed and said, “Good idea.” Marc has been a fantastic dad since he became one in 1991. The year had been a whirlwind; Marc had been hired at Merrill …
Advice From My 96 year-old Grandmother
Today my Oma, that's german for grandmother, turns 96 years old. It doesn’t escape me that I have longevity in my genes and yet my daughter Jena couldn’t live to see her 14th birthday. Growing old is not a gift given to all, that is painfully real to me. But last week, I had the gift of …
You Can Never Make Old Friends
"Make new friends but keep the old. Those are silver; these are gold." -Joseph Parry I've known these ladies since I was a young mom towing around a toddler and a newborn. At twenty-five, I knew next to nothing about being a mom. There was no 'mommy group' back then, no internet, and the only book …
The Bittersweet Irony and Lesson of a Transplant
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 …
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 …
Milton Library Celebrates Founder’s Day with Author Margarete Cassalina
Milton Library Celebrates Founder's Day with Local Author Margarete Cassalina The Sarah Hull Hallock Free Library in Milton New York is pleased to announce that Margarete Cassalina, a Milton resident and author of the award-winning book Beyond Breathing which recounts her struggle …
