little celebrations…

This morning, as I do every other morning, while enjoying my first cup of hot tea I open up my Timehop app to relive all the memories the app has captured over the last several years.  The first photo/memory I stumbled upon was of me and KEM the day we drove up to AI DuPont […]

every day is a new day…

Looking back at my last posts I’ve noticed a trend… I take time off from posting when life gets extra busy.. which obviously makes sense but I forget how cathartic writing can be… I read back over the post(s) and then reflect on all that has happened since the last post.. The summer and fall […]

one day at a time…

So much has happened since my last post.  School started for the kids… Marathon training began… Family wedding season is in full bloom… K2’s soccer season started… My 4th year of coaching Girls on the Run started… I often don’t know how we do it!  But we take things one day at a time and […]

we see a light..

So much has happenened since my last post… sorry to have been MIA… we went to the GI dr at the half way mark of KEM’s induction phase (late July) and got GREAT news… not only did he gain 6 lbs. but all of his bloodwork came back better too.  The GI staff and nurses […]

how could you be so selfish?

Running and working out are not just healthy lifestyle choices for me. They both (running especially) help with bringing clarity to challenges I’m working through in my head and give me a chance to turn off my “mom mode” or “professional mode”. When I know I can’t be at my best for K2 (the kids) […]

the official diagnosis

On June 16th the hubbie and I finally got the diagnosis we weren’t quite prepared to hear for KEM (9 yr. old son) – Crohn’s Disease.  There was still one test that needed to be done in order to reach an area of KEM’s small intestine and colon but that could wait until after the […]