Month: April 2011
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There’s a Fire Starting in My Heart
This is not an Easter post. Or maybe it is. It is about moving on, finding strength to grow from ashes, life after death. I guess it might be an Easter post. I have found solace in a couple things; exercise and angry Chick music. Combine them and I am indestructible. Yesterday my long ride…
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Today’s post is not mine
Today’s post does not come from me. It’s comes from one of Samantha’s dearest advocates….Sweet Caroline. Caroline is seven (gosh, I think seven, I should know this). Caroline is big sister to Max. Max and Samantha bonded in pre-school. As a result, Caroline and Samantha became close. To make things even more fun, I adore…
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It’s April
Ah April. Last year at this time we were in the hospital with Samantha. She had gone off the ketogenic diet because her little pancreas couldn’t handle the fat. It was the first domino in a line of dominoes….one thing after another. I remember watching her levels rise thinking, how much more can one little…
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Until the Cows Come Home
We spent this weekend with friends up in the mountains. It’s a good way to spend the weekend. The last time we spent the weekend together was last winter with Samantha in tow. Saturday evening the ‘older’ girls sat in the hot tub drinking wine and watching the sun set over the mountains. And Samantha…
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Kindness….when no one is watching
This week I am a guest blogger for my friend Jenny. She is starting Ben’s Bells in Denver. Check them out! Because kindness counts, especially when you don’t know how much it counts. We have been the recipients of many, many acts of kindness. As soon as we became a family with a medically fragile…
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