This quote from John Lennon, “Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.” has really hit home lately. I am a planner by nature, however…
Read MoreIn life we make choices…..some turn out to be the worst decision and others turn out to be the best thing that has ever happened to us. As I sit…
Read MoreThis has been a very stressful week personally. As I sit here this evening, I am enjoying the moments that I have had with my three beautiful children. I hear…
Read MoreThis evening I watched the movie, The Help, and LOVED it! It has the song from Mary J. Blige, The Living Proof, which I also love…. As I watched the movie…
Read More[image source_type=”attachment_id” source_value=”326″ align=”left” size=”medium” autoHeight=”true”] I haven’t blogged about my youngest before so I wanted to share about him. David just turned three today and I am amazed at…
Read MoreHold on and be patient! The answers are not always right in front of us……We live in a right now day and age. We want everything instantly! We are always…
Read MoreWhat is a leader? Who in your life do you consider a leader? One definition of leader is a person who rules, guides, or inspires others. As I looked this…
Read MoreWell I am making my list of things to get done…..Time to start picking back up on the My Epilepsy Story organization. I have had a lot going on personally…
Read MoreI blog a lot about my son Samuel so I thought I would share about my precious little girl, Hannah Kate…..You see this beautiful little girl is almost 5 years…
Read MoreI looked up the definition of a hero this evening. The definition was, “a man of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities.” As I…
Read MoreWhen will this storm end….This past week has been a horrible storm for our family. I watch myself walk to the left and there is a storm. I move to…
Read MoreWell today is Mother’s Day and I find myself reflecting on what type of mother I am. I often wonder if my children will sit around when they are older…
Read MoreLast week Samuel told the priest all about the “dry, large intestines” while he was about to receive communion. As I was kneeling next to him, all I could do…
Read MoreLife has been extremely busy this past month. As I sit and think of all the new things happening in my life I am overwhelmed…. Samuel has done AMAZING at…
Read MoreI have arrived in Atlanta this evening for some meetings with doctors at Emory University and to meet with some people from the Center for Disease Control (CDC). I am…
Read MoreWell today Samuel started his first day of school at the private school here in town. He did a great job and went the whole day. The teacher seems very…
Read MoreWell today has been a day of new beginnings in our home. Samuel started his first day at school and did a great job. The teacher was wonderful with him…
Read MoreWell we are headed to Boston to be a part of a research project on children that were exposed to valproate in utero. I am excited to have Samuel participate…
Read MoreI had to take some time before I wrote this blog but here it is……. As we walk on this journey with Samuel it can be very exciting, rewarding, confusing,…
Read MoreWell I had to take this last month to process the things that have happened since my trip to Baltimore…..As I went to the American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting I…
Read MoreWell the countdown has begun in our home…..The countdown for the children is the holiday season and for me it is my trip to the American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting….
Read MoreThis past week has been extremely busy as I try to prepare things to head to Baltimore, Maryland for the annual American Epilepsy Society meeting in December. Our Facebook page…
Read MoreWe are about to enter November which is Epilepsy Awareness Month. As things for the organization have really begun to go, it is sink or swim now……Facebook has really taken…
Read MoreThere is an exciting new series on Everyday Health….. On October 22 they will air an episode on Canine Assistance Service Dogs featuring someone living with epilepsy… Follow the link…
Read MoreTonight as reflect on the things of the past week my heart is filled with joy and sadness….Joy as Samuel climbed a tree and sadness as I sat with parents…
Read MoreWell this has been an interesting time over the last few weeks. As I sat in one of Samuel’s classes this week (it was the first day) there were two…
Read MoreYou gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. ~Eleanor Roosevelt A Facebook friend posted this quote by Eleanor…
Read MoreWell these past few weeks have been extremely full…..A close friend died and left behind his amazing wife and two beautiful children. I will begin to go back to the…
Read MoreThis past week has been very busy. When I went to exercise at the gym for the first time I was excited. The kids were all ready to go and…
Read MoreLately I have been blessed to meet some wonderful mothers that give me inspiration. As I sit and listen to these mothers talk about their children and the challenges they…
Read MoreThere has been much discussion lately in regards to finding a cure for epilepsy. Some people believe that it is taking away from therapy treatments for patients with epilepsy. As…
Read MoreAs I finally sit here to write for the first time since attending Baby Cece’s visitation, words cannot even begin to describe the pain I saw in her parents eyes……My…
Read MoreIt is with great sadness to say that little Cece died late last night…..This sweet little baby that I had the chance to meet for only a little while has…
Read MoreLast night I had the chance to meet sweet Cece…This sweet little baby suffers from epilepsy. Last night as I stood at the foot of her crib at the hospital…
Read MoreAt the age of 15 I had a seizure and I was wondering what my life would hold. I didn’t want anyone to know that I had epilepsy. I thought…
Read MoreAfter much thought and consideration my journey begins as I share My Epilepsy Story…….
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