My spiritual counselor (highly recommended by friends I deeply trust) roots herself in Christian mysticism. I'll be honest this term 'Christian mystic' had me feeling uneasy. So I went reading more about it to ease

It has been a long while since I’ve provided a basic update of how I am doing.Chemo Round 3 is complete (on Easter Monday)! This means I am halfway through my chemo.  My chemo was

Praise be to God for my comrades and co-survivors:My husband, Ryan.  My brilliant, wise, and optimistic partner.  It’s been hard, for you, for me, for us.  It must have been tempting to run away, our

I enter my retreat zone and immediately the tension that was wound within me begins to unravel and I feel the call to prayer.  I’ve been restless.  I feel God telling me that this is

I’m bubbling over here, my friends!  What a few weeks I’ve had.  God is speaking.  God is moving.  God is mighty. And thank God, because it’s a battlefield out there.  As you read my words

It’s becoming harder to write.  My head is fuzzier and stringing thoughts together takes more concentration than I would like.  But you can be certain that I still have so much to say! And so, I

The beautiful UglyBehold the beauty around you.Do not let it pass you on byAs you            Flutter around franticAs youFretAs you            GrieveAs you mess up. And again mess up. And can’t seem to get it right.Lift

Life the last couple weeks has been full of snot, puke, and diarrhea....And chemo.  It was rotten. Putrid rottenness that I didn't know how we'd get through. But let me tell you, as we're turning

It is beautiful here in Oceanside California, a bit cool, but that's okay. Yesterday my heart was absolutely delighted to watch my children loving playing in the sand.  Today a cold is keeping me out

There is so much I want to share and so much I want to say and so much I want to make sure is on paper and it makes me scramble to know where to