Usually when heart month rolls around I have a grand plan I've been working on for weeks. I plan out my posts, organize, I edit the...

Curious. Why do we say, "I read 3 books." or, "Go get your books." but then we go to the book store. The store sells more than one book. ...

In 2020 I received a new label that I wasn't prepared for; "vulnerable". That label is not necessarily bad, but when put in the context...

A lot of people do some of their best thinking in the shower. For me, I do my best crying there. Sure I can have some good thoughts,...

I didn't really want to share this. I didn't really want to "say" anything. There is so much going in our world right now that my words...

Today was my annual cardiology appointment. The one where I go and have them check to make sure my half a heart is still half and still...

This is not the blog post had I had planed for March. This isn't what I wanted to share or write about. Spending the beginning of...

My mom. If you know her, you know she is a strong lady. Confident and wise. Practical and kind. Her greatest treasure is her family,...

My dad has been a rock since the very moment our CHD journey bean. I've seen him fight and cry over what CHD has done and where it has...

Context: I'm the little sister. I was diagnosed with atrial septal defect (ASD) at 7 years old. It's a hole between the left and right...

I have never wanted people to feel sorry for me. I have never wanted to be pitied. I don't like to be patronized or disregarded. There...

This is the month we've all been waiting for!So get out your red, brush up on your facts because... Here! We! Go!

It’s a brand new decade. We are a whole week in. Thinking back to 10 years ago makes feel old, very old. But also very nostalgic. I may not

I found a lump. It was small, life a frozen pea. Early detection saved my life & I believe that now my life’s purpose is to share my story.

Did you know there's a National Day for just about everything? Chocolate, bunnies, waffles, sending texts to your ex...everything. And...

This got me. This blurry little e-card or meme or whatever it's called...it got me. It made me stop. It made me hold my breath.  And I...

Have you have been given something to a child, and heard their mother say, "What do you say?". The child then knows that "what you say"...

In the summer, I go MIA from my life. I leave the state, I travel to visit family and friends, I camp out at my parents' house for...

I want to go hiking. I want to go to this place that has a trail that leads to a waterfall. The waterfall feeds into a stream, and...