Cancer
OVERCOMER series
This month, I decided to do something different. I'm inviting a few friends over to hang out for the whole month. I mean, "virtually" we all know each other right? When I think of October, I think of 2 things: pumpkins and pink. Over the...
Consider Life Beyond
For many, today is just another Sunday. Its a beautiful day and many are out fishing, gardening, laying by the pool and just enjoying being outside after being cooped up inside from all the rain this week. But in addition to all those things, today is a very...
looking for rainbows
This post about looking for rainbows among the storms life brings originally appeared on Arkansas Women Bloggers. I wrote the content as a contributor to their site at the time. Last Tuesday Northwest Arkansas experienced some crazy weather. As I was leaving town...
mammography facts
Today in Northwest Arkansas, we are Making Strides Against Breast Cancer. Maybe you had a chance to come out and take some steps to finish the fight, or maybe you didn't. Either way, I wanted to share some very important facts that might just save your...
5 years clear
Its so hard to believe that its been 5 years since I started this journey here. 5 years ago this weekend, I was experiencing my first chemo treatment. Crazy to think how far I've come in that time. How far my heart has been stretched, how much...
5 years ago
So, today is the day. The day I go back to Little Rock for my "5 years clear" appointment. I must be honest and share that my heart is just as anxious as it was in 2008. It never gets easy going into the doctor and sure not your oncologist. ...
Strawberry dreams
22 years ago I was sitting in the lobby of a hospital in Dallas coloring wrapping paper with my sister. (back then you could safely leave your kids in a hospital lobby and not worry about them!) we were there because my grandmother was going through experimental...