We did it! Sixteen months later and we finally completed a goal that was years in the making. And it surpassed all expectations! We...

I’m feeling balanced. Level. Like if I were one of those pendulums that swings back and forth, I’d be finding that sweet spot, right in...

Kadyn and I had our first experience at the Men’s Junior Olympic National Competition. This year it was held in Reno, Nevada, and...

Lately, I’ve been feeling VERY scared. Actually, terrified. I feel like if you peeled away my skin, you’d find a huge ball of firey...

I don’t like my boobs. A year since my mastectomy and five months since reconstruction surgery and I’m still trying to embrace my new...

I’m not very good at remembering dates and numbers. While I can tell you exactly how I was feeling when something happened, I just can’t...

Have you ever been driving and when you get to your destination, you can’t remember the actual drive? Or sometimes during my morning...

I kept waiting to have the experience. I watched others around me experience it on my behalf, but I had yet to feel it myself. I was...

Taking a much needed break from the cancer blogs to write about a new season. Nope, I’m not talking about Fall or Winter, but gymnastics...

It has been almost a month since my chemo treatments ended. A month filled with lots of activities, some cancer related and some just...

Slow down… I finished chemo. I did it. This once monumental task is now behind me. Woohoo! Let’s go! Let’s get on to the next thing. ...

Recently I was introduced to the term ‘cancer brain.’ It describes the effects the cancer treatments have on your brain, kinda like the...

Oh my goodness, chemo is almost done. I thought when I reached this point in treatment I’d be ecstatic and relieved. But I’ve noticed...

Its been about three months since I lost all of my hair. Although the build up to it was scary, being bald wasn’t such a big deal at the...

Five more treatments. Five left out of 16. That’s good, right? The home stretch. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. That’s...

Just because you can’t see it, doesn’t mean it’s not there. I’m not talking about God. Or oxygen. Nope, I’m referring to the side...

I began walking for exercise almost nine years ago, when my youngest son was still in a stroller. I’m not a ‘going to the gym’ sorta...

Well, not really. But here in Southern California, school is starting, so it feels like our summer season is coming to a close. ...

PreBlog Note: I hesitated before posting this blog because as it turns out, the depression that I share was indeed a side effect of the...

I’m not talking about going to fill up my car with gas. Or being filled with emotion. Or being full from a meal. Nope, now when I’m...