Cathy Chronicles

Golf and Life Is Good

Golf, and Life, is Good

I first hacked at golf when I was in high school.  My high school boyfriend and a couple of our friends worked at the local county golf course and as a result I found myself “on the links” without a real clue as to what I was doing.  Fast forward to college and I took golf for […]

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Choose to believe and take a ride on The Polar Express

Catching a ride on the Polar Express

I can still remember it.  Alex was 4 years old and for the first time was watching, and I mean really watching, a full-length movie — yes, you guessed it, he was watching the “The Polar Express.” Prior this, Alex wasn’t interested in watching anything longer than 20 minutes but “The Polar Express” completely captivated him.  He […]

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Embracing resilience with Lance Armstrong

Learning to Embrace Resilience from Lance Amstrong

Lance Armstrong’s name was once synonymous with greatness in the world of competitive cycling. Like many, I cheered Lance and his team on in his Tour de France bids each July.  With seven Tour de France titles and a legacy that extended far beyond the sport, he was an icon. However, that all came crashing down […]

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Reid's Advice - Laugh More, Love More, Worry Less, Be Happy

Who saved who? Reid and Me

Alex had occasionally asked for a dog over the years and as I learned more about oppositional defiance disorder (ODD) and ADHD, I leaned more and more towards wanting one myself.  As a child, we’d had a dog and while we loved him, Atom Ant was a bit much for our family.  He was a […]

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