10 Years after My Mother’s Death, Her Faith Still Guides Me
Growing up, I was a reluctant Catholic. My mother would drag us to church, and I'd go through the motions—fingers…
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Growing up, I was a reluctant Catholic. My mother would drag us to church, and I'd go through the motions—fingers…
Continue ReadingMy husband, Nick, looked it up one night, just after the diagnosis. We lay in bed, our seashell-printed comforter offering…
Continue ReadingIt was easy to notice the damage of breast cancer right after surgery. My breast was blue from the dye…
Continue ReadingI’m exhausted. Every parent is exhausted. Exhausted is the baseline once you’re responsible for someone other than yourself. Their lack…
Continue ReadingThis is not how it was supposed to be. I am most certainly not made for this. God, why are…
Continue ReadingWhen I thought I was going to die, grief blinded me. Not really for myself. I’ve had a pretty good…
Continue ReadingIn early 2023, I carried a painful secret for five long months—a secret that would change my life forever. In…
Continue ReadingCancer is weird. For 3.5 years I looked into the mirror and didn’t recognize the person looking at me. First,…
Continue ReadingMy entire life, I’ve felt much pride and comfort in being a person who was highly organized, a planner, someone…
Continue ReadingOctober is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Although there are many mamas who have been impacted by breast cancer, there are…
Continue ReadingWe have been prayed over and anointed with oil. We have been loved on, and we haven’t even started yet.…
Continue ReadingIt's Monday morning. Those memes I see plastered all over social media every Sunday night hit home like nothing else-…
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