I’m crazy about road trips. Ever since I learned how to drive I have loved the thrill of getting behind the wheel and going somewhere. I love to pump up the music, roll down the windows, and drink in the sights and sounds and wonder of it all. I grew up a city girl, so I love six lanes of traffic, twinkling city lights, and the obtuse angles of [...] Keep Reading
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Standing at the Intersection of Fear and Faith
I was standing in the middle of the community garden for a “serve day” with my daughter’s second grade class when I received the phone call. I hardly remember what my husband said but I remember I stopped breathing. Results of biopsy. Melanoma in the lymph nodes. My healthy, athletic husband had cancer. At 40. I stood there frozen, somewhere [...] Keep Reading
A Beautiful Mess: Embrace Your Story
I officially became a mom seven and a half years ago. I have to admit the beginning wasn’t quite as glamorous as I expected. My labor started on a Friday. We rushed to the hospital with great anticipation. My girl was already past her due date. When I arrived, they put me in a room with three other mamas to wait for more rooms to open up. The [...] Keep Reading
