Kali J Desautels

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Originally intended to simply focus on book reviews, over time, KaliDesautelsReads has morphed into its own entity. I write about issues that are near to my heart, be they political, feminist, motherhood, mental health, or, as the title holds, books. A thirty-something Canadian woman in my mid-thirties, I have been “super married” to my high school sweetheart since 2006, and together we have two crazy, clever, kind, hilarious, wonderful kids. My first book – How Not To Blog: Finding Myself, One Post at a Time is available on Amazon (in eBook formats for you clever tech readers, and paperback for those of us who love that new book smell!) I have tried a podcast – it’s still on Apple and Google Podcasts – but writing is where my heart is. My life changed dramatically when my husband was diagnosed with Stage 3 cancer in 2018, and I am now a writer for a leading Canadian Cancer Non-Profit. I am lucky enough to have a family that loves me and pushes me to be my best, even if it is outside of my cushiony comfort zone. I have a village of friends that nourish me, mentally, and spiritually. Welcome to my thoughts. Sit down. Stay a while. Enjoy a cup of coffee!

In The End, It’s All About Love

And in the end, this is what 2019 has been all about.

A year ago, all I wanted was to have Dave to kiss under the mistletoe this year. In the end, that’s what this year has been all about – every single hardship over the last year, every single time our friends and family helped us out, every single time our kids ate ramen noodles for dinner, every single time we cried through the night, every single minute sitting in uncomfortable hospital chairs. It has all been about love. Because more than anything, I love him. Lots of people love him.

I would like to say more, and to articulate how this year has changed things, but I don’t know how. I think this picture says it all.

Merry Christmas,

Love,

Us.

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