In the memoir of my cancer season, I talk about how I view returning to the cancer hospital several times a year for blood checks. I say that I used to view my checks as a return to the scene of the “crime,” but that my hope is to instead view them a return to […]
The Worst Thing
As I age, I find myself around more and more people who are dealing with health issues. And yes, I know this is “normal.” Something struck me recently, though, as I listened to various people I know talk about their health as well as about the health of those around them. The phrase “at least […]
The Big “C”
This past week, on Friday the 13th no less, I again had the opportunity to speak and even have my first official book signing; and I was able to do both at one of my very favorite places on the planet. The venue was The Olde English Tea Room in Wake Forest, NC, one of […]
Welcome Home…..Again
As anyone who has read my memoir knows, there’s a “Welcome Home…..Again” chapter in it. In this chapter in the book, I was referring to the season when I returned home after having my bone marrow transplant. In this post, I’m referring to what I did on June 2, 2014. I went “home” to share […]
Laying It Down
This week in the United States began with Memorial Day, a day for us to remember all of the people who have made the choice to put the lives of others before their very own. Until this year, I never really thought about the parallel between the choice that people make when they enter into […]
My father’s death (his suicide)
It’s hard to believe that 17 years have passed since my dad died but they have. He died on May 13, 1997; I was 26 years old at the time, recently married and devastated beyond words. I talk about Dad’s death a little in Hear I AM and am currently writing something else that I’ll […]
My friend Jane (her eulogy)
This post is actually from my friend Jane’s celebration of life service. Please trust me when I say that Jane is a woman worth hearing about more than once. She was remarkable! And for reasons I still can’t see, she trusted my words, asking me to deliver her “eulogy” shortly after we met. “It has […]
Born again…..again
Today is the anniversary of my bone marrow transplant. I am three (from an immune and blood formation system perspective at least). Yes, “it” happened exactly three years ago. Three years is a big deal in the medical community (according to what “they” have told me). My transplant specialist even told me once (at the […]
Who am I?
Like I imagine most followers of Christ have done at some point, I have prayed, especially since my sick season, that I would be of use to God. And recently, God has allowed me to see that he is indeed using me/my story. Thursday, I had the privilege of meeting a woman who had read […]
The Ultimate Sign
An empty cross…..my house is full of them. Why? Because I seem to spend my life forgetting to remember. I forget to remember what was done for me. I forget to remember why I’m even really here. And I forget to remember that, no matter what happens to me or around me, a most beautiful […]