Posted by This year my hope was to write more. This blog is mostly for myself. With all that has felt chaotic and rambled inside me, I had hope I could start to unpack by writing and gaining clarity along the way. As my word for this year has been listening, I realize, maybe, I’ve been listening…Read more »
Posted by Reading over my last post and thinking about my state of mind, body and spirit in this year alone, 3 months in, lament appears to be a theme. I believe anger walks alongside lament, many times hand in hand. Deep feelings and woundings can be greatly felt in these moments, and I am choosing to…Read more »
Posted by I’m rounding out year 42, and what an unexpected year it has been. I had a mammogram on my 42 birthday that monumentally changed my life and my body. Not only being diagnosed with cancer, having a bilateral mastectomy and reconstruction, I also gained incredible clarity about the second half of my life. I am…Read more »
Posted by The last two years there seems to be a song that remains with me during lent. Last year I sat and reflected deeply on “Hosanna” by Brooke Ligertwood. It remained on my heart and in my mind as I found myself sitting with the lyrics and the meaning of the words to me in my…Read more »
Posted by This past week was a big week for my daughter and for me. It was a week of new normals, great endings, and exciting tomorrows. My daughter graduated from food therapy. She went from a child who only ate applesauce and yogurt with the occasional cracker and/or ice cream to having 20+ foods under her…Read more »
Posted by I am rounding the bend of what I initially dubbed, very cynically and exhaustedly, my “surgical vacation.” Little did I know what this time would entail and the recovery process it has held. I still, most days, feel uncomfortable and have trouble sleeping. The expanders that are finished expanding are heavily anchored to my chest…Read more »
Posted by I entered the new year actually staying awake and celebrating with my daughter, my husband and his brother (who is staying with us a while to help out while I’m down from surgery). I’ve fallen asleep at least two hours before the ball drop for the last several years. I am not a night owl,…Read more »
Posted by To the Women of Faith from my formative years, I say hello… again. To the Women of Faith from my formative years, I say I’m glad I found you… again. A whole-hearted thank you: To the Women of Faith from my formative years, I say thank you for the work you are doing, you have…Read more »
Posted by Reflecting recently after a personal diagnosis that has created pause in my life again, I realized a gift that was offered working and living through the throws of the COVID 19 pandemic. This gift is resilience. As I have only begun to talk with others about my lived experience of the pandemic, I am having…Read more »
Posted by I continue to be cemented in the word “healing.” I initially took a few days off to attend a women’s retreat, but I did not sign up by the deadline. I had the dates approved, so I decided it was a wonderful time for a much needed staycation. Since this was scheduled for a retreat,…Read more »
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