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7 ways you can help someone when their spouse is battling cancer

While my husband was going through treatment for Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, I learned so much from those around me about how to help people. I’ve compiled a list of 7 things that were helpful when my husband was battling cancer. I had never thought about how to help someone in this situation before, but I have tried very hard to do these things since that difficult time. The truth is, I am in awe of all ... Read More about 7 ways you can help someone when their spouse is battling cancer

Learning to accept help from others

This is a story of how I learned to accept help from others. I spent most of my life being incredibly independent. Not in the way that you might think of independence, as WANTING to do things on my own. Independent in the way that I felt that if I didn’t do something for myself, it may not get done for me. My parents divorced when I was very young. Being raised by a single mother meant ... Read More about Learning to accept help from others

She was so much more than I gave her credit for

This is a bit off topic from what I would normally write but as the anniversary of my mother's death is this week, this post reflects what has been on my mind. There are often people in our lives who make us feel as though we are not the best we can be. Not because of their judgment, but because of our own. They are people that we’re close to, but who seem to bring out the worst in us. They ... Read More about She was so much more than I gave her credit for

Are we getting in the way of our children’s success?

In every generation, we hear the saying of grandparents, “Back in my day…”. Our kids’ generation looks very different even from our own. With the constant and immediate connectedness that kids have today, the world is a much smaller place, that holds few secrets and wonders. This makes me so sad on so many levels. They have the answers, but can they solve problems? With everything at the tip of ... Read More about Are we getting in the way of our children’s success?

5 Tools that will help you make space in your day

I am a big believer in MAKING time in your day to do things for ourselves. If we try and FIND the time, it will always elude us. Too many things come up in our day-to-day lives and as we all know, we tend to put our own needs further down the list of priorities than we should. What do I mean by "making space" in your day, you ask? I mean spending a few minutes clearing your head so you can focus ... Read More about 5 Tools that will help you make space in your day