PhotoHunt: Orange

Been a bad blogger lately - blame it on summer! Hope you are all enjoying some sun and fun.

PhotoHunt: Colorful

This photo was taken at the PMC (Pan Mass Challenge) bike race, a fundraiser for cancer research. A few years in a row, my closest friend and her crew dedicated training and the race to all cancer survivors, of which she is one. The ride route encompasses 192 (two-way, longest ride) or the shortest of routes which is 80+ miles of cycling.
"This summer, each of the 5,000-plus cyclists will commit to raising between $500 and $4,200 for the privilege of being a member of the PMC team. " Last year 100% of all fundraising went to the Dana Faber Cancer Institute, Jimmy Fund, of Boston.

Quote for the Day

Whatever you are, whatever you do, be in love. ~ Rumi

PhotoHunt: Public

This photo was taken at the top of the Spanish Steps in Rome on the weekend when Tom Cruz and Katie Homes were getting married. It was quite a crowded spectacle - both paparazzi and the public!

PhotoHunt; Hanging

Hangin' on the beach before taking the Napali Cliff hike on the island of Kauai. Boy, do I miss that place!

PhotoHunt: Triangle

England didn't let me down on this topic. These photos are from Hampton Court, London (October 2009)

Gratitude Friday: Hope

That elusive feeling. Desperate without it. Life changing with it.

I had this discussion the other day with my son who lost a colleague to cancer seemingly suddenly. Although he is in the profession of medicine, this death was a struggle for him. As a mother, my instinct is to console - no matter what age - the child experiencing sadness. It seems difficult to find adequately comforting words when a child is in grief. The word that arose often in our conversation was hope.


Last month, my daughter's roommate from college was to be married. Less than 24 hours before the wedding the groom died in his sleep. It was a tragic experience for everyone who was anticipating this happy event. My daughter was comforting her roommate, and I was comforting her in the privacy of her room, wondering if she would soon understand that in the darkest of times, hope remains kindled..maybe not brightly but it still is a flicker.


We can only have hope to propel us through to our life's dreams because we really don't know our destiny. And for that reason, we need to live each day fully with the satisfaction of knowing at day's end that we have given it our best.