From Transition To Transformation

Whew, it’s been a whirlwind  September, and if you’re still following my blog despite my sporadic posts, thank you so much. The month of September has been full of changes and uncertainty. But, sure enough, I made it through . . . and I even found a few tokens of wisdom along the way. We [...]

Quick Update

Just checking in to say . . . My little miracle dog Lacey is still doing well! Thank you for your love, thoughts and prayers. I’ll be back with more posts soon. Thanks for sticking with me.

Doggy Miracles

All your comments regarding my Lacey girl mean so, so much to me. I feel so surrounded by the love of my family, my friends, and all of you, and it makes me feel stronger inside. Thank you for generously offering your love and prayers. It must be working, because Lacey is doing so much [...]

A Peaceful Heart

The power of prayer is remarkable. Thank you all SO much for your thoughts, your love, and your prayers. You have kept me going strong during these past few days, and more importantly, you have helped keep my Lacey going strong. Today I found peace. After going to 3 different veterinarians, I still had the [...]

Please Pray For My Dog

To my blog readers and friends, I am filled with a deeper sadness than I’ve ever known. On our last day of vacation in Hawaii, I found out that my 15 1/2-year-old bichon, Lacey, has terminal kidney failure. She’s my sweet girl, my friend, my precious love and the dearest little being in my life, [...]

The Best Teachers

Happy Independence Day! I spent the holiday weekend and most of last week pet-sitting two wonderful dogs (one of them 3-legged!) and a cat that thinks it’s a dog. Meet Kona. Meet Poppa. Meet Kitten. My own sweet Kai got to hang out with us, too. I learned a few cool things this weekend. First: [...]

Snowed In and Hungry

We had a snow storm in the Philly suburbs this weekend! Surprisingly, my water-shunning dog loved playing in the snow! Carter did not. My sweet husband spent a good hour shoveling and cleaning off our cars on Sunday morning. We’re not fans of the snow unless “we’ve no place to go.” And you can bet [...]

A Mom’s Birthday & A Dog’s Christmas

My mom’s birthday celebration on Wednesday night was a lot of fun! I invited my grandmother, aunt, and neighbors over to celebrate. I think my mom’s favorite part of the night was just “hanging out” with everyone. Notice that my aunt is holding a picture frame in this photo. In that frame are the pictures [...]

Simple Pleasures

Happy Birthday, Mom! I’m so excited to celebrate tonight! The best part about birthday celebrations is spending time with the people you love. Ahhh, the simple pleasures. Yesterday was a day full of them: ♥ I woke up early and shopped for 2 hours in Toys ‘R Us. I browsed through all the aisles about [...]

Bonding, Boarding, and Ballgames

“Pure happiness.” That’s what I said when we were out on my brother’s boat on Saturday. In fact, pure happiness describes this entire past weekend, and I’m so excited to share all the fun with you. Get ready to read about one really cool workout, family and friends, healthy eats, and unique recipes. Let’s wind [...]