"Joy Springs"- Day 19

Nothing like being able to tell one of your BFFs who is battling cancer that with the help of the team you both work with you hit a new high goal in his honor. I knew he set a lower team goal this year because he was too sick to raise the money himself. Love that we as a team did it together & I know it made his day not only because we did it for him but also because he and I are so personally embedded in this fight , and we both believe in our hearts that you never know which dollar might fund the answer. 

"Blanket"- Day 18

Those nights where your world is blanketed with snow and the only thing you have to do is stay in with someone you love, eat a fantastic home cooked comfort meal,just chill together... precious & few!

"Discretion"- Day 17

I despise that I despise business trips; the lack of sleep on my part before and during doesn't help. All I can do is wake and

hope and move through the days until they are over, hoping discretion isn't needed. I keep thinking the trips will get easier despite the past, but it isn't. Very afraid I am out of sight, out of mind. People have no idea, and he has no idea how hard or some of the associations in my head that I can't shake, pretty haunting. 

"I haven't"`- Day 16

...seen such an articulately and truthfully written article (actually, a blog post turned into an article) in a long time. What was crazy was that the children talked about had no names and faces, but I had them throughout reading the post, and of the crying parents too. People have no idea.

About That Kid...

"Hearth"- Day 15

We happened to make a coffee stop today and it was in this shopping center we had only been to once, about 2 1/2 years ago, and he said, "and we got that picture of all of us taken right there." They are my home no matter where they are. Sometimes the photos are bittersweet, as they are before certain problems/after certain problems and can be classified; this one was 

pre-leukemia, about six months before the diagnosis, and one can't help but wonder if it was there. xo

"Trust"- Day 14

...one of the most precious things in the world between two humans in any relationship. 

"Eloquence"- Day 13

Have you had the pleasure of listening to any of Kid President's speeches? If not, you should. He is contagious; witty, smart, yet still a kid.

Pep Talk from Kid President