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 →
Cancer: Month OneOne month. On this very day one month ago, our lives changed forever. The doctor said the word no parent ever wants to hear. Cancer. It…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 →
Four Years: Finding Rainbows in the StormDecember 14, 2010, a day that forever changed my life and ultimately prepared me for what life had in store. Fours years ago I would have never…Continue Reading →
A God WinkGod winks are what happens when the stars align and something impossible suddenly becomes possible. That happened today and the result was well, spectacular.…Continue Reading →
Life Lessons from Miraculous MarjorieMarjorie Mims Dempsey took the world and our hearts by storm two weeks ago. In just fourteen days she has taught me countless life…Continue Reading →
Finding a New NormalToday I kissed my baby girl goodbye through her plexiglass incubator. My heart shattered. Jordan reminded me that I would be right back the next…Continue Reading →
Smashing the Pregnancy ScaleTap…Tap…Tap…Tap… The weight kept jolting further and further to the right. Higher and higher. My anxiety raised in parallel unison with the climb of…Continue Reading →
Brave Boys Cry2.17.2014 To my dearest son, As I write you on your second birthday, I can’t help but be overwhelmed with the amount of love…Continue Reading →
Shhh…I love my body.It is a different sensation to not hate your body. Essentially, I am going against everything I was programmed to know and innately despise.…Continue Reading →