The water guns are prepped, the balloons are stacked. I along with the other moms of the Cove wait for our end of the year sneak attack on our not-so unassuming kiddos. Another school year is complete, and with a blink I now have a second grader. So I process and take it in since […]
Why Relay With Us?
It is almost that time of year to take part in the American Cancer Society’s great event, Relay For Life. There are many events in our community in which we could be involved to help support others facing cancer. We have prayerfully decided to put our energy into two main fundraising events for the year, Relay for […]
Statement of the Obvious
My mom gave me a gift this week! I love gifts. I love to receive them {especially the unexpected ones}, but even more than receiving them, I love to give them. I come by it naturally because of my mom. She is a thoughtful gift-giver. It seems that she is constantly thinking of how she […]
Focusing on the Milk and Honey
Someone once told me that the early years of parenting are physically exhausting but the next phase takes more of an emotional toll. Well, I think I have entered that next emotionally exhausting phase. It seems that every moment with a now 7 year old, first grader has the potential to be a teachable one. […]
What I Learned from 2014: Part One-“Let It Go”
I realize I am a bit late with this series since some time has passed since the ball dropped and the fireworks have been shot off. In Hawaii, where we have spent the last two weeks, New Year’s Eve is a significant occasional which can only sufficiently be celebrated with an arsenal of fireworks. Or […]
Day 31: Help Write Her Story
Before I really get started on this post I need to preface it by saying that you should have a good understanding of how your Pink Warrior friend views her story. Just because I have been so open about my journey sometimes I have to remind myself that this whole thing is a truly sensitive […]
Day 28: Make Her Laugh
I love to laugh. I don’t remember laughing a lot during my diagnosis and treatment, but I would have definitely appreciated a break from all that was happening to me to have a really good laugh. A few LOL suggestions for the Pink Warrior in your life: Take a really funny comedy and have a movie […]
Day 27: Take Care Of Her Caregiver
I have mentioned a few times before here, here, here and here (oh and here) the way my husband took such amazing care of me during every phase of my diagnosis and treatment. From that grievous first meeting with Dr. Tafra and Nurse Amy when he asked all the right questions that I was too shocked to even […]
Day 4: Keep Life Normal For Her Kids
It was my wise husband who adamantly said it. Because I trust that he pretty much always knows best and he had authority on the subject, we decided to keep life as normal as possible for our kids during my 10 month journey through diagnosis and treatment. At the age of nine, Blake lived through […]
The View From This 37 Year Old Lens
This week we celebrated my birthday. I must say the view from this 37 year old lens is pretty great…. Three years ago I was facing my 34th birthday with a cancer diagnosis looming around me. The lens was a little foggy and the view was quite blurry (mostly from the Oxycodone) but it was […]
Honoring Home
One of the many things I have learned from my breast cancer journey is to slow and take the time to honor where I been. For me it is all about remembering and with remembrance comes great gratitude to see how The Lord has and always does provide. In some ways it seems silly to […]
Life As Usual, Just More Precious
Your prayers have been felt! The last few days have been so incredible for me. It all began on Thursday evening when I was able to go on a pretty lengthy walk with one of my best girlfriends through our neighborhood. Then in the wee hours of the morning I was able to […]
Friends and Traditions
There are two things I love in life and therefore, pour a lot of my energy into: traditions and friends. I believe traditions allow for beautiful memories to be made for us and for our kids. And most of my closest friends I have, I have had for at least 15 years. However, there is […]
The Best Birthday Yet
This is my first journal entry since being on medication so please bear with me! Birthdays have always been a big deal to me. I believe we should all have that one day a year that we feel celebrated. I try extremely hard to remember the birthdays of those I love and often find myself […]
Learning to Let Go
When baby #2 comes along, people tell you how different he/she will be from your firstborn. I thought I understood that concept, but then we found ourselves expecting certain things to be true that just weren’t. We expected our baby girl would sleep through the night at 2 months cause after all her sleep champ of […]