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Hung the Moon
When I was little…My dad hung the moon. Our saying became, “I love you to the moon and back a million, trillion, bajillion times.” We...
Lauren Wiatrek
Jun 17, 20185 min read
Lighting up the Shadows
What people don’t tell you about having cancer is it doesn’t just rock your body to the lowest valley it will go. It is also casting a...
Lauren Wiatrek
May 29, 20183 min read
My arrow…always pointing me to love.
Two years ago, I had a gorgeous belly protruding, waiting for a darling daughter to emerge. I had stopped working my daycare and we had...
Lauren Wiatrek
May 23, 20184 min read
A Mother's Love is Peace
Last year at this time, I had no idea what was coming. I was living in my own mother’s house (again), I was buried in motherhood of two...
Lauren Wiatrek
May 13, 20182 min read
Turning fret into faith.
Easter weekend 2017 will forever hold a place in my heart… quite an uncomfortable place to be honest. I was sitting on my mom’s bed, we...
Lauren Wiatrek
Apr 3, 20183 min read
Beauty is Within
This is something I am learning and reminding myself of daily. When I was a child I don’t ever remember focusing on an outward...
Lauren Wiatrek
Mar 20, 20183 min read
Twisting in the Wind
Sometimes I feel like a sheep being pushed and guided toward this mysterious light that gives a false sense of security. I look around...
Lauren Wiatrek
Feb 17, 20183 min read
I am okay with Valentine's Day
All I have seen lately are moms snappish about how much they hate Valentine’s Day… it bums me out. I mean don’t get me wrong, I get it....
Lauren Wiatrek
Feb 14, 20182 min read
A Bucketful of Hope
Today marked my last day of radiation. I was more emotional than I thought I would be, but then again, I have been through a lot in the...
Lauren Wiatrek
Feb 1, 20182 min read
Inner Gladiator
For many January is the start to a refreshed workout regime, I was included in this boat. After having two babies, being diagnosed with...
Lauren Wiatrek
Jan 7, 20182 min read
Best of 2017
In the last few days I have seen everyone’s best nine photo collages being posted on Instagram from 2017. These rubbed me in a strange...
Lauren Wiatrek
Dec 31, 20174 min read
On The Outside Looking In
It’s interesting how human beings work. We judge, and judge often. We don’t necessarily mean to, it is just human nature. Judging...
Lauren Wiatrek
Dec 26, 20174 min read
These are a few of my favorite things...
During this time of year, I relish certain small treasures, I truly try to stop and soak up the little sparks of joy in my life. My slow...
Lauren Wiatrek
Dec 20, 20175 min read
If I Would Have Known
As I watch these Christmas movies with inevitable happy ever after, it makes me think back on my life. The choices I made, the decisions...
Lauren Wiatrek
Dec 9, 20174 min read
Shop Small This Christmas
Our country was founded on small businesses, all comprised of moms and pops trying to give their families a better life. These small...
Lauren Wiatrek
Dec 6, 20173 min read
Acceptance
In the immediate days after my mastectomy I didn’t truly accept what had happened to me. I treated the recovery as if I had the...
Lauren Wiatrek
Nov 24, 20173 min read
Gratitude
Being the week of Thanksgiving it is hard not to think of what you are grateful for. Being a few days out from my mastectomy, I am...
Lauren Wiatrek
Nov 22, 20172 min read
Silos + Homestead
I had three weeks to fill my schedule with fun excursions, before it was time for my mastectomy. One thing on my fall to do list was to...
Lauren Wiatrek
Nov 20, 20173 min read
Ann Arbor
After my diagnosis with breast cancer, my husband and I decided that choosing experiences over stuff was vital. The first opportunity we...
Lauren Wiatrek
Nov 18, 20178 min read
Hardly Recognizable
Here I am four months after all my hair fell out. It was a traumatic scene for me (read about it here) and what felt like it would take...
Lauren Wiatrek
Nov 10, 20173 min read
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