Some days just have a bite to them. August 25th mauls me…every year. The heaviness of the day, the memories, the pit in my stomach, the ‘off-ness’ invading every second of every minute of every
I got to have a girl’s weekend with one of my dearest friends at her house in Texas. It was so good for my soul to spend time with her, live a few days
Even among all of the distractions (a kid sick on her first day of school, team pictures which is always a chaotic couple of hours, work, a hair appointment, and hearing about my other
Oh August 7. You are a hard day. I find myself a little lofty today…like, floaty sort of. Triggered for sure. Think of an old Tom & Jerry cartoon…Jerry, a slight cheese smell wafting
August starts tomorrow. For me, August holds some painful memories. And August is just the beginning of a whole slew of months with painful memories. So, today, as July wraps up, I wanted to
“I bent until I damn near broke. But that’s the thing about resilience…It shows up just as your soul begins to cry and catapults your strength into over-drive.” Alfa This Day in 2018: 15
“Cancer is your most feared recurring nightmare. Your most influential teacher. Your most loyal follower. Your most read dog-eared, heart-wrenching, can’t-put-it-down, nail-biting, provocative page-turner with a terribly unfair ending. Your most honest mirror. Your
“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.” RUMI Oh, how true this is of my life. Oh, how I deeply value
“Wherever you are, be all there.” Jim Elliot When I was diagnosed, time stopped. As I trudged through treatment, presence in each moment was all I had capacity for. Here in survivorship, I have
“The truth is, you will always find yourself at the perpetual fork in the road. If you go THAT way, difficult experiences await. As do purposeful takeaways. If you go THIS way, difficult experiences