The amazing-ness of our mothers (and a giveaway)
Now that I’ve been a mother for awhile, I’m just starting to appreciate how amazing my mother was. Here are some of the amazing things she did: Made tiny homemade clothes for my Barbie Let me climb in bed with her when I had a nightmare Came to all of my basketball games (even when [...]
The Cutest Pillow in the World
One of the best things about having battled breast cancer (and yes, there are some good things!) is reconnecting with friends and family. Now that I’m a one-year breast cancer survivor, I realize my priorities and values have changed. I love my friends and family more deeply and I’m not afraid to say it! In [...]
You don’t have to be Wonder Woman…
I have a long history with Wonder Woman, mostly involving comic books and a campy ’70s TV show starring beauty queen Lynda Carter. Besides being tireless and powerful, somehow Wonder Woman’s lipstick was always a shiny perfect red and her meticulously styled hair was always in place. And on top of fearlessly vanquishing evil week [...]
Do you have a 911 list?
“A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked” (Bernard Meltzer) Do you have a 9-11 list? I do. It’s on a pink heart-shaped Post-it note on my computer monitor (in the photo below it’s the second heart from the left). At [...]
5 Signs You’ve Been on the Couch Way Too Long
Five signs that you’ve been on the couch way too long… 1. Over time, the couch has sagged and reformed itself to your shape with sunken-in spots for your head, arms, and bottom. 2. You’ve been slowly rearranging your house so that you can reach everything from the couch. Remote? Check. Phone? Check. Magazines? Check. [...]
How to Embrace Meekness
Had to share this amazing poem by Mary Karr (thanks to Cathleen Falsani, who posted this under “Meekness is Strength”). WHO THE MEEK ARE NOT Not the bristle-bearded Igors bent under burlap sacks, not peasants knee-deep in the rice paddy muck, nor the serfs whose quarter-moon sickles make the wheat fall in waves they don’t [...]
Church Girl Gets Tattooed
Not too long ago I wrote a magazine article about Christian tattoos. The Christian community held off the tattoo fad for quite a while with the idea that the body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, plus there’s that verse in Leviticus 19:28 about not having yourself marked. But that has begun to change. [...]
Good Books on Breast Cancer
A friend just asked me for recommendations for books on breast cancer. Here are my picks: Dr. Susan Love’s Breast Book (Susan Love, MD) A good all around manual on breast cancer and treatment. Recommended by my doctors and my surgeon. Just Get Me Through This: The Practical Guide to Breast Cancer (Deborah A. Cohen) [...]
Chemo Chronicles
Want the raw truth about chemo? It wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. But maybe that’s because I have an active, and sometimes gory, imagination. As scary as it is to have cancer, it’s almost scarier to face chemo. I’ve blogged before about the terror inherent in the word “cancer,” and I [...]
Flashpants…or 18 year olds in love do strange things
For a change, and to honor “Funny Friday,” I’m sharing a story about the most embarrassing moment of my life. Enjoy. I looked down in horror at what lay in the middle of the street. Should I pick it up? Before anyone saw? Or just walk on, ignore it and leave it there? I was [...]
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