Posted July 13, 2026
A year ago today, July 13 2025, was the last time I held my mom’s hand. I knew that the end was near. I know my mom hung on so that my kids could say goodbye. We practically ran into the hospice center after 8:00 pm on that Saturday night.… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted February 20, 2025
Hope is not a delicate thing… “People speak of hope as if it is this delicate, ephemeral thing made of whispers and spider’s webs. It’s not. Hope has dirt on her face, blood on her knuckles, the grit of the cobblestones in her hair, and just spat out a tooth… Read More »
Categories: Health and Wellness, Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted September 27, 2023
“Hope Is The First Dose” is the second of W. Lee Warren’s books that I have read…and I found it no less powerful and impactful than the first. You can find a full review of “I’ve Seen the End of You” here, but I wanted to share one of my… Read More »
Categories: Book Reviews, Reviews
Posted December 18, 2018
My story is not special. Of this, I have no doubt. There are millions of stories that are more tragic, more heart-rending than mine. But, they aren’t mine. And this one is. It’s a story I’ve told a thousand times, and that’s not an exaggeration. Most days I can look… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted October 25, 2016
This last week has been one that has knocked me to my knees. A good friend, someone who I don’t see as often as I like but enough to keep our relationship real…she lost her mother. Her mother was ill, yet her death was sudden and unexpected. When I read… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted April 29, 2016
Today is the day, it is my Preventive Mastectomy surgery day. The day that’s been written on my heart for over three months. April 29, 2016 This week has been hard. It’s been full of tears, deep breaths, extra snuggles and kisses, phone calls and To-Do lists. On Tuesday I… Read More »
Categories: Mastectomy Surgery, Preventive Mastectomy
Posted November 7, 2014
A caution to our readers: This week’s interview is an open and honest conversation with a mother whose son died a few days before delivery. Please read at your discretion and know that the purpose of this interview is to provide support to families who have experienced their own loss.… Read More »
Categories: Prairie Wife of the Week
