It is an absolutely beautiful day. The sun is shining and I hear birds singing. There is a little breeze blowing and the temperature is probably in the low 70’s. I can see some fabulous flowers blooming from my window. Who could ask for anything more! Oh, I am so very grateful that my husband [...]
Posts Tagged ‘grateful’
What a Glorious Day!
Posted in Creating Happiness, tagged appreciation, beautiful day, being happy, being positive, being thankful, belief in God, fight the fight, focus on the positive, grateful, gratefulness, happiness, love of God, overcoming, positive attitude, special day, tough times, wallow in self-pity, Why me on April 26, 2009 | 3 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 [...]
Domestic Violence – After I Left
Posted in Creating Happiness, tagged abused women, abusive marriage, abusive relationship, abusive situations, being positive, courageous women, divorce, domestic violence, grateful, Let Life Happen, new friends, new life, physical abuse, strong women, survive on March 22, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I am honored by all of the responses that I received from a lot of really strong, courageous women who took on the fight and got out of their abusive situations no matter what the cost to them. I think that there is one aspect left to discuss before moving on to another subject and [...]
“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 »
Last 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. She agreed [...]
Happy Thanksgiving
Posted in Creating Happiness, tagged grateful, love, spouse, Thanksgiving on November 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s my favorite day of the year. I love everything about this day – not only all of the traditions that we have created in our family but mostly because of what it stands for. I think that I am the most grateful person in the world today. Since last year, the cancer returned but [...]
Appreciating My Great Fortune
Posted in Creating Happiness, tagged appreciate life, breast cancer, breast cancer surgery, disney, extreme home makeover, grateful, life journey, voluntears, walt disney on October 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As I sat here tonight contemplating the first round of my reconstruction surgery on Tuesday, I couldn’t help but realize how fortunate I am to be in this situation. I have survived two rounds of breast cancer and cannot believe that I have had such wonderful medical personnel with which to work that have provided [...]



