leukemia & Joey: The Story of his Diagnosis

How does one begin to tell the story of the time their child was diagnosed with cancer?   People usually call leukemia – leukemia.  They say it like it is a disease unto itself, but it is cancer.  It is a cancer of the blood.  

God Talks to Us, You Just Have to Listen

On my about this site page, I mention my friend Teri. She was the first person who suggested that I write a blog and planted the seed that would change my life. Teri and my Joey both have something in common; they have been kicked in the stomach by the blood cancer, Leukemia.

Menopause and the Mid-Life Crisis

This is a perfect subject because I believe you have to see the humor to get through menopause. Otherwise, it may become a viable reason for defense in a court of law for why we may physically hurt people during these years…

Pride, Joy, and Love: An Introduction to My Roberta

June is National Pride Month, when we honor the struggle for equal rights and celebrate the LGBTQ+ community, it seemed fitting to talk about the story of how I learned Roberta was part of that community.

Mother’s Day History and Tribute to My Favorite Moms

Happy Mother’s Day to All you Beautiful Women!  We are a special group of selfless human beings.  As soon as we have our first child, we drop to second place.  In my case – I spent a lot of years in 6th.  One of the reasons I love my husband so much is because he started in 5th place, was soon dropped down to 7th and never complained.  Poor guy stayed there for a long time.  In the last few years, he has been moving up in rank as the kids have moved on and out.  These days he bounces up and down between 3rd and 4th depending on who is around or if our Bella is home from college. +19