Happy New Year to you and yours! I hope you are not feeling too hung over today from the fun you had last night and may your first day of the new year be a harmonious one. My New Year’s Eve last night was a low key one for me: an early dinner with family and then… Read more »
Posts By: Mary Kate Cranston
Buddy The Elf
A baby boy crawls into Santa’s satchel of presents and travels back with him to the North Pole….. So begins the wonderful story of “Elf,” a classic Christmas movie which captures the spirit of innocence and hope. If you’ve never see “Elf,” I highly recommend it. With a new year right around the corner, there is no… Read more »
A Silly Video About Scotch
This post is kindof random but there are times when I just want to be silly and this is one of those times. I saw this video on Daily Candy and it made me laugh. I wanted to share it with you because it might make you laugh too. . . or at least smile! Please… Read more »
Getting A Life
“Get a life. A real life, not a manic pursuit of the next promotion, the bigger paycheck, the larger house. Do you think you’d care so very much about those things if you blew an aneurysm one afternoon, or found a lump in your breast? Get a life in which you notice the smell of… Read more »
Mele Kalikimaka — A Hawaiian Christmas Song
Aloha!! This is a Christmas song that you may not have heard before but it is a song that I know from my childhood. My Dad is a big Bing Crosby fan and he would always play this song every Christmas. My sister (the one who is my Irish twin) and I thought it was… Read more »
A Merry Christmas Message
Merry Christmas Dear Readers, May you and your loved ones have a very Merry Christmas! The holiday season may remind you of a special person who is no longer with you, just as I am reminded of my husband who died nine years ago. Our lives have been forever changed and so have we. But there is always hope… Read more »
Magical Christmas Scenes
It’s Christmas Eve! Can you believe it? In some ways, I think Christmas Eve is more magical than Christmas Day. Maybe it’s the anticipation. . . Here are a few pictures showing the wonder of Christmas that I find comforting. I hope they bring comfort and joy to you too! Merry Christmas!! Christmas Candles Courtesy of sphotos-a.ak.fbcdn.net… Read more »
Do Not Look Away
Courtesy of CNN.com Hold a hand. give a hug. Open your heart. We cannot not be afraid to offer comfort and empathy. I know it’s difficult to step outside of yourself and reach out to others in pain. To find a way to comfort and empathize with someone in pain requires a certain amount of introspection; an… Read more »
It’s A Girl!
The daughter of a very good friend of mine gave birth early yesterday morning to a baby girl! I am very excited for the parents of this beautiful new baby and my friend and her husband who now are grandparents. It’s so magical to me that on Wednesday morning my friend was a mother and a wife (and lots of… Read more »
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A blog about moving through grief by developing resilience, practicing wellness & finding the wicked funny side of life. Widow. Mom. Writer. Dancer.
