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I Will Do A Lot For A Reward
Franks hot sauce and I go way back. Same with me and cookie dough (and pie, bread, or muffin dough too). I had a friend bring pie dough and pie filling in two separate bowls to a Christmas party once. Even if we were the only two weirdos who thought it was...
Can We Share The Hope And The Heavy?
I don’t just carry the trial and trauma of Macey’s fight in my heart. There was a day in September 2016, during active treatment, where I was able to articulate the heaviness of carrying other families' stories in my heart too. Macey was having treatment. She wasn’t...
So You Want To Be A Supermom?
First of all, if you’re just a regular mom, you ARE super. It’s dang hard at the best of times. Throw in loud, sticky, incessant interrupters who want screen time and give you grey hairs, and that takes the cake (and smashes it on the left side of your cheek). We ask...
Listening to the Heart-Whispers to Find my Why and Live a Life with Purpose (Part 3 of 3)
Is Your Why Hiding In ‘The Pause?’ It has always been in the pause and stillness that I have heard the whispers of my heart. There is such power in a pause — Pause to be more present. Pause to hear what your heart is whispering. Pause to find the ability to persevere...
From Childhood Cancer to Life Support: Looking for Hope in the Darkness – Part 2 of 3
Macey sits on a pedestal of authenticity and delight. Her best day is today. She reminds us to press on — to conquer — and she leaves a trail of magic in her wake. We are sometimes haunted by what was the scariest part of Macey’s cancer journey. In 2014, Macey was...
I Found Reasons to Keep Going (Treasures) in the Rubble and Gloom – Part 1 of 3
My daughter Macey is confetti and sequins.
She survived dark, gloomy shadows and came out as a glitzy gladiator who is equal parts fierceness and delight.
Her story is exceptional. So is she.
