Learning To Lean Into Grief
Almost two years ago I lost one of my best friends to breast cancer. I remember the phone call when…
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‘Saved By the Bell’ Star Dustin Diamond Dead At 44
The actor who played loveable nerd Samuel "Screech" Powers on Saved By the Bell has died at age 44. Dustin…
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Be the Light: Honoring a Friend Gone Too Soon
I met her in college. She sat behind me in our Human Anatomy class. I was immediately drawn to her…
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Doctor Forgives $650,000 in Bills For Cancer Patients
Just as our hearts began to reconcile that 2021 may just be 2020’s bigger and meaner sister, we were hit…
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Cancer Taught Me Life is Short—And How To Live It
Cancer brings a cycle of unwanted questions. Scary questions. Questions no one wants to ask. What if they can’t catch it?…
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Cancer Opened the Door To Faith
There was a night when tears couldn’t come. The pain was so immense screams wouldn’t lessen the aches. There was…
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Pray For the Mamas With Cancer
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Although there are many mamas who have been impacted by breast cancer, there are…
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She Made Me Scrambled Eggs For Breakfast
I ate scrambled eggs for breakfast every morning for more months than I can count after my mom died. My…
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What Will Life Be Like Without My Dad?
“How are you doing?” friends ask with sympathy in their eyes. I give a standard reply because I don’t even…
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She Left the World the Same Way She Entered it: Surrounded By Our Love
For one year, eight months, and seven days I gazed upon my daughter Edie, drinking in every detail. Each morning…
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Why I Let My Teenager Get a Tattoo
I let my 15-year-old daughter get a tattoo, and no, I don't care what anybody has to say about it.…
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My Husband Loves Me in Sickness and in Health
I remember on my wedding day being absolutely ecstatic to marry my husband. I remember the day like it was…
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