Our Family Goes Backpacking, But My Friend Tori’s Family REALLY Goes Backpacking

Last summer my family went backpacking in Colorado. It was just an overnight trip, and within 24 hours we had returned to civilization and were eating the biggest hamburgers we’d ever seen in our lives. It was just a sweet little trip, but because it was the final check on my post-cancer to-do list, it…… Continue reading Our Family Goes Backpacking, But My Friend Tori’s Family REALLY Goes Backpacking

How American Idol Cracked Open the Cancer Wound

You never know when it’s gonna hit. I haven’t even given cancer much thought recently. I just live and write and buy groceries and do boy mom things and complain about the nine inches of mid-March snow that the weatherman did not forecast.  And it’s good. I like this life God has given me. I’m…… Continue reading How American Idol Cracked Open the Cancer Wound

Wildfire Magazine – For Young Survivors and Fighters of Breast Cancer

I’d like to introduce you to Wildfire Magazine. I came across it while doing some breast cancer research online, and it’s a fantastic resource. Real stories written by real women who’ve had a wide variety of experiences with breast cancer, from the early stages all the way to Stage 4. This month’s theme is Infertility,…… Continue reading Wildfire Magazine – For Young Survivors and Fighters of Breast Cancer