It has been almost exactly 5 years since my world was turned upside down with the words "It's cancer." In those years, there have been many things that sustained me: my family, my friends. I know I've written extensively about how my girls in YSC have held me up and helped me keep it together. [...]
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I'm supposed to be on vacation right now. Actually, I AM on vacation right now, hidden away on a cabin on an island with a few close friends, but I just had to share something. I recently did something brave and scary: I worked up the nerve to audition for Listen To Your Mother. What is [...]
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I know that one of my jobs as a parent is to teach her how to deal with disappointment - but not like this; this isn't what I had in mind. We should be working on learning how to gracefully accept that she gets what she gets for dinner, and not necessarily a doughnut. We [...]
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celebrating moms and the various challenges they overcome every day
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I'm thinking about going to Alaska. Next week. Who goes to Alaska in February? This is the time of year even Alaskans try to escape. Well, my mom, for starters. And my brother. They're both moving back to Alaska and decided to caravan together. Last time I went to Alaska, it was in the middle of [...]
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I have the hardest time getting good shots of my daughter these days. When she sees me coming with the camera, she either hides, makes a face, or she pastes on a fake smile that just doesn't look like her at all. I can relate. I have a hard time looking natural in front of [...]
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