Since I had cancer I have had a life motto. It is… Live Fully! It means to take each day and live it as if it is your last. Not to put things off until someday…after you retire…when you have more money…or when you have more time...when the kids are grown…when you finish school…when you … Continue reading What’s Your Excuse?
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Sharing Christmas
I was going to decorate for Christmas today. I do it the week of Thanksgiving because that is the week I have off, not because I particularly like being decorated a month early. I got up and decided to read instead. Then I wrote, then I napped, and cooked, and did a bit of laundry, … Continue reading Sharing Christmas
The Miracle of Life
“When I die, and I assure you I am going to die…I want you to sue this hospital for everything they’ve got. Promise me.” I spoke these words to my husband with all the seriousness of a woman in hard labor. I was convinced that I was dying and though he knew I was not, … Continue reading The Miracle of Life
World Geography
I never had geography in school. I am not sure how that happened exactly, but I hardly noticed. In fact, because I was not at all interested in anything outside my own world, I was thrilled that somehow I had escaped the torture of reading a world map. Honestly, for many of my childhood years, … Continue reading World Geography
A Trip to the Indian Market
In an attempt to broaden my cultural culinary skills and to expand the horizons of those interested, I started the Around the World Club. For a donation, I create a meal from each country to which Hannah has traveled. So far I have been able to find delicious recipes and the food has turned out … Continue reading A Trip to the Indian Market
In the Storm
I am a mom. Moms worry. We protect. We nurture. It’s just what we do. From the moment you know there is a baby inside of you, or you get word your baby is coming to you, your heart begins to grow. When you see those eyes for the first time, and hear that first … Continue reading In the Storm
Word from India
I don’t miss working out for much. I know that looking at me you might not know this. However, since my cancer 7 years ago, I have been committed to moving my body in some way every single day. I usually start my day in the basement on the treadmill or the bike. It requires … Continue reading Word from India
Into the Darkness
My first born was launched this summer, like an arrow from a bow… into the world. I felt the release from my hand, and I watched her fly through the air. There were tears, even as my eyes followed her flight. That was three months ago. Now I watch from a distance as God releases … Continue reading Into the Darkness
A Letter to R Squad
Dearest R Squad, I wanted to write you this note because you have been on my heart and in my prayers. Your month in Romania was filled with the unexpected and the difficult. I know the void of having your squadmates hospitalized in another city must have felt as if you had lost a limb. … Continue reading A Letter to R Squad
My New Family
I did not choose to be a World Race parent. That role was chosen for me by my daughter, or I should say more truthfully…by God. It is not unlike any parenting role. It’s just that most of the same concerns you have about your children who live close by are magnified when they are … Continue reading My New Family
Michelle's Mosaic 