"I got to thinking one day about all those women on the Titanic who passed up dessert at dinner that fateful night in an effort to 'cut back.' From then on, I've tried to be a little more flexible."
(Erma Bombeck)
Saturday, March 12, 2011 at 6:31PM Recently, I asked my husband if he would be interested in being a guest writer for my blog. He said he'd think about it. He's really an excellent writer and a voracious reader--he could write about any number of topics. He's also a very busy guy, so it may be awhile before his writing makes an appearance here, unfortunately.
Monday, October 25, 2010 at 8:00AM This post was originally published on March 16, 2009. "The extreme greatness of Christianity lies in the fact that it does not seek a supernatural remedy for suffering, but a supernatural use for it." -- Simone Weil
Saturday, September 25, 2010 at 1:31PM I have now completed three weeks of teaching high school. My days have turned into commuting, working, eating, working some more, and sleeping. After I was hired on September 1, I was given keys to two different classrooms, shown my office, and told to report to work on September 7. School had already been in session for two days without me (a substitute handled the first sessions while I was being hired).
Thursday, September 2, 2010 at 8:35PM In case you hadn’t noticed, I took a break from my blog for most of August. I was off from work and enjoyed not having to do anything. I read some books, went on a five-day vacation with hubby and daughter to eastern Washington, and had a job interview three days after my return from vacation (more about that later).
Thursday, August 5, 2010 at 12:02PM I haven’t written much lately about cancer, probably because I’ve entered that phase of post-treatment known as “the new normal.” And it just so happens that today is the second anniversary of my first surgery for breast cancer. One of the things that has changed--probably the biggest change, actually—is that life has taken on an almost imperceptible urgency.
Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 11:39AM or•di•nar•y adjective 1. of no special quality or interest; commonplace; unexceptional. 2. plain or undistinguished. 3. somewhat inferior or below average; mediocre. 4. customary; usual; normal. Our lives are made up of ordinary days. Don't we all somehow sense that the small moments of our lives make life worth living?
Thursday, February 18, 2010 at 7:49PM Last Friday, I was interviewed for an article in the community magazine, Healthquest, a publication of Skagit Valley Hospital. There really wasn’t an “angle” that I could tell. Rather, I was simply asked to talk about my experience as a breast cancer survivor.
