Monthly Archives: April 2014

Until it is a threat no more

Why do I do it? Why can I not just say, “yes, I’m a survivor” and let it go at that? Why must I continue to speak out? Why do I continue to participate in Relay for Life? Why do … Continue reading

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Baggin’ It; In Memory or In Honor of..

               Have you ever attended a Relay for Life event?  Arriving you see the signs, the banners announcing the event, staged at the entrance to the track. Your eyes scan the many tents that fill the area around the field. … Continue reading

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The Challenge Has Been Made, are you up for it?

This is part of an email that was waiting for me when I got home from work this afternoon: It’s a 48 Hour Challenge! Raise just $48 in the next 48 hours to help finish the fight! Let’s see how … Continue reading

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My Two Greatest Fears….how I am being forced to face one of them

  My two worst fears are death by drowning and going blind.  When I was somewhere around 12 years old, (this is a guess as I honestly don’t recall my exact age) I went with a group of people to … Continue reading

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What is Missing and Why?

              I kept thinking that something was missing…..something was different…something was wrong.  Maybe it was me, I haven’t sent out nearly as many emails this year as I have in the past. I was allowing the fear of causing people … Continue reading

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and the results are………

  March thirty-first, a Monday, the last day of the month, the first day of the week and the day I had my latest yearly mammogram. My annual get nervous, pray for good news, stay calm outside while inside is … Continue reading

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I—Am—Angry

   I………am……….angry. I am very angry and upset. I just spent three hours working in my yard partly trying to work off some of the anger I am feeling. I simply cannot comprehend the thought process of some people- if … Continue reading

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