Run for the Roses... and Raffles

After our lifelong career and dedication to journalism, hubby and I really hoped the horse named Journalism would win the Kentucky Derby this evening. But then again, do we actually have any $kin in the game? Nope. Not at all.

So we'll just take comfort in my Derby cookie (above) purchase – and several more items – a nice contribution at a few local fundraisers.

The only reason I was in raffle basket mode today was that I put one together yesterday for our friend Jeannie's cancer fundraiser at the end of May. I figured if I could win 1 or 2 today at other events, I could just pay it forward to her event. 

Those odds didn't pan out. But if anyone wants to contribute to a basket for her fundraiser, let me know. I already have the Faith Basket put together but have a few other themes (wine and chocolate or tea and books/puzzles) in mind.

Beating the Odds

Sometimes life is like the Kentucky Derby. We all start out with the notion we all have an equal chance at surmounting our challenges.

Even when we're aways into our journey, we think we have a chance.

And sometimes we can overcome it. Not be a nose, but maybe by a nostril. Pretty insane.

Congrats to Mystik Dan for winning the Kentucky Derby. 

And congrats to my sister that today – 5 weeks after her head-on collision – she has her IV's and her feeding tube removed. If anyone has beat the odds and deserves a crown of roses around her neck, it's Rachel. 

Thank you, thank you, thank you, for all your prayer and positive thoughts. Thanks to you, she keeps beating the odds.