More Than Once In 12 Months

April 24, 2014.Reading time 12 minutes.

I could give a plethora of excuses as to why I’ve not blogged. I could but I won’t because none of them are sexy. Quite the opposite – think unpacking our lives in sweats and t-shirts the only benefit has been unlimited no-bra-time. Over the last nearly 90 days we sold a house in CA, […]

I advocate Therefore I Am

February 7, 2014.Reading time 11 minutes.

Warning – this post is 1270+ words. normally I would toss in some random cat pics but honestly I don’t want to take away from the message. I thought about changing the font randomly but that just seemed silly. Its wordy but in my very humble opinion worth it. Who is an advocate? : a […]

Roses are Red Violets are Blue You can Save a Child Too

February 4, 2014.Reading time 5 minutes.

Last year some very wise and humble members of the Diabetes Online Community (Kerri Sparling, Bennet Dunlap, Kelly Close, Manny Hernandez, Adam Brown, and Jeff Hitchcock) started something. It is called Spare a Rose, Save a Child. The campaign runs Feb 10th to Feb 16th and helps support the Life of a Child program sponsored by the […]

My Words Are In My Art

February 3, 2014.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Today is Diabetes Art Day. A day to create something, share something, let go of something. This is my submission. It wasn’t planned. It is what came to me as I worked. It is my first ever attempt at painting a face.

If Only They Could See Me

January 25, 2014.Reading time 6 minutes.

…through my eyes. So there is a saying that I say to my kids (especially my daughter) often. “I wish you could see yourself through my eyes” I tell them this because I see them as strong, smart, brave, beautiful kids with amazing souls. Now granted they can be little hellions too, but […]