“Your biopsy came back positive.  You have breast cancer.” Nothing can ever prepare a woman for those words and I certainly wasn’t ready to hear them 2 1/2 years ago.  But whether or not you are ever prepared for a diagnosis, you face it.  You deal with it.  And you eventually learn to accept–and even embrace–the awful and beautiful gift that cancer is.…

Thank you for everyone who left a memory in yesterday’s comments about the first apartment or house you ever lived in.  One of my favorite moments of Smithellaneous Life is when I get to read YOUR stories. They are always so interesting and I love the chance to get to know you better.   You may remember this picture that I posted last week of Summer…

Can you believe Nathan and Meagan have been married for one year and two months already?   Seems like just yesterday we were looking at photos like this . . .…

All peaceful pictures in this post are courtesy of today’s early morning bike ride. My hope is that these photos will lower your blood pressure a little and provide a calm respite in the middle of a busy day. (Note: Be sure to stop back by tomorrow for a Nathan and Meagan Update.)   …