When You’re Ready for a New Chapter, but You’re Still in the Middle of This One Therese (Mom) Lately, I’ve been thinking about what it means to want something different while still being responsible for the life you already have. You wake up, go to work, take care of your family, and handle whatever needs
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The One No One Warned Me About Haylee (Daughter) I knew that what happened to me, happened to me physically, and that there would be the obvious physical healing associated with it. What I didn’t consider, what no one warned me about, was the mental and psychological effects that would take place. I’ve always been
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Twelve Years Later: I Didn’t Realize How Far I’d Come Therese (Mom) Every once in a while, something from the past finds its way back to us at exactly the right time. Recently, I came across a blog I wrote twelve years ago while I was going through breast cancer treatment. I had almost forgotten
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At the Mercy of Someone Else Therese (Mom) I was on my way to work this morning, stuck in traffic, when I found myself thinking about the renovation happening at my house. We are almost nine months in, and I am tired. Tired of the dust, tired of waiting, tired of asking when someone is
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It Truly Takes a Village Haylee (Daughter) I’ve come to really realize the importance of those you keep in your corner. Those that show up, time and time again, no matter what – and not just for you, but for your family, especially your children. Those that drop off a meal when you’re postpartum and
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The Songs That Somehow Know What We Need Therese (Mom) Have you ever been driving in your car, cleaning the house, making dinner, or simply going about an ordinary day when a song comes on and suddenly you aren’t where you were five seconds ago? Maybe you’re sixteen again. Maybe you’re falling in love. Maybe
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30 Plus 4: Why This Birthday is a Special One Haylee (Daughter) Over the years, birthdays, holidays, and anniversaries became days that didn’t hold much emphasis in our lives. Because of the traumatic brain injuries my husband endured, those days bring a lot of stress and anxiety for him. The idea of getting the right
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These Are a Few of My Favorite Things – Right Now Haylee (Daughter) My life went from being fairly normal, and almost mundane, to being filled with chaos and uncertainty. Currently, a lot of my day to day is surrounded by medical discussions, reliving the events of the past few months, and pain management. So,
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Finding Myself Through Prayer After a Breakup Tori (Daughter) Moving forward after a breakup has been one of the hardest things I have had to do. When you spend so much time loving someone and imagining a future with them, it can be difficult to remember who you were before the relationship. For a while,
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Choosing Joy Over Anger Haylee (Daughter) Since being back home, I’ve told my story countless times to countless people; recalling the events and feelings over the last couple months and anticipating the unknown of what comes next. There are days when I feel like that’s all I ever talk about, which definitely has its ups
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