I catch a glimpse of my shadow on the driveway as I am playing with sidewalk chalk:  Oh!  I’m bald! Seriously.  That happened.  It’s actually happened multiple times.  I forget that I have cancer when I am in busy Mom mode. There are times when the reality of having cancer stops me in my tracks.  Is this really my life?  It is often when I am doing...

Ahhh.  Summer. I know there’s the whole equinox thing that happens in mid-June, but, to me, the awesomeness that is summer is defined by the opening and closing of the pool.  On Saturday, I told Maren, “It’s summer!  The pool is open.” She frowned at me, “No, it’s not summer Mom.” Me, spluttering, “What?”...

This morning, I walked down my driveway, ready to run.  A woman in a minivan I didn’t know pulled over, sort of apologized for interrupting me, introduced herself as a blog reader, and told me she’s been praying for me.    I think there were tears in her eyes.  And her reaching out to me brought tears to my eyes.  I swear, half of the blog comments bring...