Archives for 2012

I’d love to share a song with you that I’ve been saving for today – Valentine’s Day. When this song was first sent to me, it was hard for me to listen to it; in fact, it took me almost seven months before I could. It was written on the night of my husband, Patrick’s, […]

I don’t know about me, but my two widow friends looked hot in their fire suits. And that Saturday, Little Red came back into the pit after standing outside for awhile, and I saw that she was teetering on the edge of some emotion. “There was a driver out there. A really good-looking driver,” she […]

                                Daytona’s Grand Am Rolex 24. A place where the competitors pit themselves somewhere between metal, strategy, and pavement, pushing the outside of the envelope of their, and their car’s performance for twenty-four hours straight. My two widow friends, and […]

Pushing the edge of the envelope… I remember hearing that phrase and wondering, what does that mean? It was years later when I started to fly that I finally learned – in aviation, you have performance graphs, which cover the many facets of your aircraft’s capabilities – maximum speed, maximum altitude, maximum “G” loading, maximum payload […]

Early this month, I reported that every time I stepped out the door in New York City during my press tour, I saw the word “Ghost” splattered across the tops of cabs everywhere. I figured it must be Patrick sending me a sign that he was there with me. And it was a joyous, and […]

I opened my computer this morning, and saw a link to a video on CNN.com – “Cancer Patient Marries in Hospital.” I clicked it open, and held by breath. I knew I was tempting fate by doing so, and putting myself in a position to test my whittled-down strength. It hasn’t been a good last […]

A friend of mine posted this wonderful little story. And while I’m not so sentimental about these things (don’t send me any pass-this-on-to-ten-women-you-love stuff, or you will go down), I thought this was lovely and wanted to share it with you – One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes […]

I just finished the bulk of press for “Worth Fighting For”, and I am in the process of spiraling back down to earth. Back to my “real” life, as I call it. Exhausted, and nervous. Since I lost my husband, when I return home from being out of town, I experience what I’ve come to call “Re-entry […]

Houston to LA. Sunday, January 8, 2012 It seems when good things happen, there’s something else that’s taken away. I don’t know about you, but life seems to have appointed me a personal guardian, an overseer that makes sure my life doesn’t get too much one way, or the other. It’s going to make damn […]

I’ve met so many wonderful people on my book tour. The first interview I had was with Robin Roberts on Good Morning America (As you might know, Robin went through her own battle with breast cancer). I’ve met her several times, and can’t think of enough good things to say about her. But what I […]