The most important relationship that any girl has with a parent is the one with her father. As today is Father’s Day, I felt that it was only fitting to discuss the relationship that I had with my own father that formulated the person that I am today.
First of all, I would like to make [...]
Posts Tagged ‘family’
The Father / Daughter Relationship
Posted in Creating Happiness, tagged domestic abuse, family, father daughter, father daughter relationship, father figure, fathers day, honor your father, husband, looking for approval, marriage, middle child, never good enough, nothing i do is never good enough, parental approval, parents, parents never supported me, physical abuse, seeking approval, seeking approval from father, seeking approval from parents, strict father, tough love on June 21, 2009 | 21 Comments »
Happy Easter
Posted in Creating Happiness, tagged belief in God, Easter, Easter Sunday, family, grateful, Jesus, Jesus Christ, love of God on April 12, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I have always enjoyed the celebration of Easter. I understand and appreciate the religious significance and have always felt very spiritual on this day. I am sorry that many of the other traditions associated with the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ have gone by the wayside in recent years. But I do enjoy [...]
“Walk Like A Man” Walk-A-Thon” Wrap Up of Premiere
Posted in Creating Happiness, tagged friends, family, breast cancer, high school fundraiser, lacrosse, Crespi High School, breast cancer walk, high school sports, Walk-A-Thon, robin roberts, good morning america, wii, wii fit, bird, cockatiel, brooklyn bridge, time square on February 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Although the final count is not tallied, the Crespi Carmelite High School male lacrosse team raised more than $44,000.00 by the start of their premiere event that was held yesterday at the school. What an awesome result in only two months!
The guys will be sponsoring a variety of other events in their effort to raise [...]
“Walk Like A Man” Walk-A-Thon – Part 5
Posted in Creating Happiness, tagged breast cancer, breast cancer fundraiser, breast cancer support, breast cancer walk, Crespi High School, family, giving people, God, grateful, H. Frank Carey High School, helping others, high school fundraiser, high school sports, lacrosse, Sewanhaka High School, Walk-A-Thon on February 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
ast week I wrote an open letter to the Crespi Carmelite High School lacrosse team members. I asked the girl who had involved me in this project whether she would provide a copy of the letter for each of the team members and have the team coaches hand them out to the guys. [...]
Merry Christmas
Posted in Creating Happiness, tagged childhood memories, Christmas, family, friends, happy holiday, holiday, holiday cheer, holiday spirit, memories, politically correct, spirit of the season on December 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Yes, I wrote “Merry Christmas”, not Happy Holidays or Season’s Greetings or whatever else is suppose to be politically correct these days. I respect all holidays throughout the year and the remembrance that each represents and Christmas is no exception. The spirit of the season is just wonderful.
Of course I don’t expect everyone [...]
A New Beginning
Posted in Creating Happiness, tagged breast cancer recovery, family, loved ones, sadness, self pity, stress, stress relief, understanding, venting on November 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So I had my surgery on Tuesday and everything went well. I have tried to stay focused on all of the positive things in my life but I think that all of the stress of two rounds of cancer and three surgeries and the loss of my brother in a little more than a year [...]
Birthdays
Posted in Creating Happiness, tagged being thankful, birthday, family, fun day, God, life lesson, special day on May 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s that time of the year again. Today is my birthday. While it is probably the least celebrated birthday ever, it is the most appreciated. What a year it has been! There is no way that I could have imagined the monumental changes that have taken place since this time last year.
I have this thing [...]
People
Posted in Creating Happiness, tagged back to work, caring people, family, friends, people on May 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So it was back to work this week. I was so happy to have my old routine back and have lots on which to focus. But most importantly, I was so happy to see all of my colleagues and collect a lots hugs and welcome back greetings. It sure seemed that it was the work [...]
The Past and Future Collide
Posted in Creating Happiness, tagged family, family values, pa, sacrifice, siblings, williamsport on March 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The patriarch of a family with whom I grew up passed away this week. This family is one of the last connections that I have had to my hometown of Williamsport, PA. Of course, this takes me back to a time and a place that holds such a special place in my heart. I have [...]



