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Cystic Fibrosis, Giveaways, Hardship & Loss, Motivation & Perseverance, Personal Journey · October 27, 2021

The 13-year Anniversary of Beyond Breathing

Today, it has been thirteen years since my first book, Beyond Breathing, went live. Today, it has been 5,441 days since I last hugged my daughter. I know exactly how and when Beyond Breathing began. It was December 12, 2006, when I received a sympathy card, a long letter, and an enclosed $100 …

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Hardship & Loss, Motivation & Perseverance, Personal Journey · May 15, 2019

Serendipity

Serendipity

Serendipity is the effect by which one accidentally stumbles upon something fortunate, especially while looking for something entirely unrelated. It's like: Who hasn't used the fun, bouncy, cartoon transferable ball of putty in their lifetime? In 1943, James Wright invented Silly Putty while …

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Personal Journey · May 23, 2018

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 …

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Hardship & Loss, Motivation & Perseverance, Personal Journey · May 18, 2018

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 …

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Giveaways · November 27, 2015

The Gift of LOVE…it’s a one size fits all. (The annual ‘Beyond Breathing’ book give-away)

Back by popular demand... Read below and see how YOU can receive a FREE  signed copy of BEYOND BREATHING The Gift of LOVE...it's a one size fits all. In today's world we hear so much about the negative; the greed and contempt, the wars and fighting among one another, the …

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Personal Journey · November 22, 2015

Recap, Reset, Rename

4 hours 600 people 2 million dollars  all for Cystic Fibrosis research. Thursday night was our last CF event of the year.  We left on a high note and a fist full of cash for the CF cure. I left the evening with hope for the future, a couple of roses, and a York Peppermint …

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Personal Journey · November 28, 2011

Adventure Day 5

Savannah, GA "Mommy, the Titanic!" The first time I visited Savannah, GA was in 1998 on a family trip. Jena was about 6 years old. One morning she had gotten up early and stood on our balcony and watched this huge merchant ship floating down the Savannah River. She yelled, "Mommy, the …

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