• And Then Came Cancer

    And Then Came Cancer

    Exactly one year and one day from the death of my beloved husband, I had the first of three surgeries to remove cancer from my body. More specifically,…

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  • 2 years—cancer free!

    2 years—cancer free!

    When I found out I had cancer only nine months after my husband died, I didn’t think I even wanted to survive it. I was numb. I was…

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  • Death Gives Way to Life

    Death Gives Way to Life

    Autumn can be a mixed bag for the griever. It’s as if fall now has a death-shadow cast over it, with every falling leaf a reminder that life…

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  • Taking Pictures of Pictures

    Taking Pictures of Pictures

    Taking pictures of pictures, so precious and few,Snapshots of moments we can never re-do;So many, I’d freeze-frame if I had the chance,Saving each second that I spent with…

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  • Do You Look like Your Father?

    Do You Look like Your Father?

    Slowly but surely, we begin to resemble those closest to us. I see it in my children the most. (Even the adopted ones.) Not only do they look…

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  • Manna & Mercy Every Morning

    Manna & Mercy Every Morning

    Three years ago, today, I stood in a hospital corridor, praying over this man. His nurse had called and said he was crashing and would likely be gone…

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