Cancer Prayers & Mental Illness MurmursNo matter how many activities I packed into today, time seemed to stand still. My heart raced and my mind was dizzy. I have…Continue Reading →
Twinsies: Eating Disorders & CancerAs I sit here today on my five year recovery anniversary, I'm suddenly hit with how similar the questions are and the commonalities between…Continue Reading →
My Birthday Wish to Disappear12.07.2010 “…happy birthday dear McCall. Happy birthday to you.” As the birthday song ended, I leaned over and blew out the candles teetering atop…Continue Reading →
Why Ellen Degeneres is Not SpecialShe appears everyday in our living rooms. We sit down, DVR, dance, laugh and of course, cry with her. She is our best friend,…Continue Reading →
Why I’ll Never Take Dirty Dishes For GrantedWhy I’ll Never Take Dirty Dishes For Granted Guest post written for Red Stick Mom’s Blog “Sunday evening, I stood over a sink of…Continue Reading →
Foreboding JoyLet me set the scene: I currently live somewhere between gratitude and sheer anxiety and terror. My to-do list is light years long and…Continue Reading →
Tears of Strength, Cries of Bravery‘My daughter has cancer’ is a sentence I will never get used to saying outline, nor do I want to. Today, I had to…Continue Reading →
Lost and FoundYesterday, I took my daughter to church for the first time to see (or rather to sleep through) her sweet friend’s baptism. At the…Continue Reading →
Carolina In My MindTuxedo, North Carolina. Camp Green Cove. My happy place. Camp Green Cove shaped me into the person I am today. The people of Green…Continue Reading →
Hope Out of the TrashThe Barnes & Noble cashier gave me a soft smile as she checked out my book. I immediately began to sweat profusely. “Oh no,”…Continue Reading →