September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
We are often drawn to celebrate monthly things like Breast Cancer Awareness in October. There are thousands of illnesses we try to bring awareness to so we can bring to attention to help fight them. September has been labeled Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and, being a big advocate of any kind of cancers, September hits […]
Our Granddaughters
Today our granddaughters are over for the day and are staying overnight. Nothing makes me happier than spending time with them. They look at life in a different way, with open eyes and no worries. I wish we could all face life that way, but unfortunately we all grow up and become responsible adults. For […]
A New Volunteer
Just received a call from a parent of a young boy I recently helped. I was able to get him an appointment at CHOP quickly since he was suffering with something and his parents were frantic. Of course, anything that happens with our children and their health makes us frantic, so when I can help, […]
Life is Too Short
Nobody likes to think about the end! Life cannot just end and then there is nothing. Or can it? For me, going through all that I endured (and still endure at times) is enough for me to believe that life is too short, and I cannot sweat the small stuff. I believe that we need […]
A Fellow Author
I just finished fellow author’s book, Contrast, by Devin Hughes. Although it’s a story completely opposite of mine, it has similarities of strength, hope and inspiration scattered throughout. Devin was born to a mixed couple and never felt he had a place in either the white or black world, if that makes sense. To me […]
Trusting Your Parents
I have always trusted my parents advice, opinions, and wisdom and now we share them with our son. He is not around that much and we do miss spending time with him, but when he needs advice or wants to share a problem, we are there for him. It’s nice to know he has grown […]
Ronald McDonald House Event
Between the families that came out and the perfect weather, it was an all around wonderful day at the Touch a Truck event for the Ronald McDonald House! The sun was shinning, the heat was up, and the crowds were there. Every kind of truck you can imagine, including limousines and the truck I brought […]
Family Time
Today is a big family day at our home. We are gathering for dinner and swimming with just about everyone who could make it to say goodbye to our son Johnathan and his girlfriend Allison. They are getting ready to move to San Francisco for four months for internships. We are all so proud of […]
Ronald McDonald House Event: Southern New Jersey August 9th
This Saturday, August 9th, come visit me and my volunteers at the Ronald McDonald House of Southern New Jersey’s event at the Promenade in Marlton New Jersey. We will be there with a big truck from Lilliston Ford for children who attend to climb on, beep the horn, and play. In addition to other trucks […]
Hummingbirds
In the summer, I sit in my kitchen and smile every single time I see one of these fascinating creatures, hummingbirds. How small and beautiful they are and how very fast their wings move in order to stay in constant flight! They rest on the feeders, which I make homemade, and drink in the sweet […]
