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Dashing Through The Snow
While we were in Colorado on our winter getaway, I made quite the menu of soups and warm meals to keep my family feeling cozy and...
Lauren Wiatrek
Jan 18, 20192 min read
Blink Of An Eye
Who is ready for 2018 to go? Anyone wish it would linger a little longer? I have always found myself ready for a new year, ready for a...
Blink Of An Eye
Dec 31, 20183 min read
It’s November 4th And Yes I Still Have Cancer.
All the pink banners, balloons, ribbons and such have come down… and yet I and thousands of other women still have cancer. How nice it...
Lauren Wiatrek
Nov 5, 20182 min read
Reclaiming My Stolen Summer Part 1
Last year I had just gotten my port placed, I had cut off all my long locks and I was getting mentally prepared to start my first chemo...
Lauren Wiatrek
Aug 1, 20188 min read
From Blasé to Bold
These days it is so easy to just kick your feet up and relax without feeling the pressure to exert yourself. Many have welcomed a blasé...
Lauren Wiatrek
Jul 9, 20182 min read
To Us.
When you choose (God chooses) the person you will spend the rest of your life with, and you go through the smitten phase, the “I’m the...
Lauren Wiatrek
Jul 1, 20184 min read
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
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
Sometimes you just need to get lost. Lost Pines, Texas
Once my 16 chemotherapy treatments were completed and with my imminent surgery which would leave me destabilized for a while, I knew I...
Lauren Wiatrek
Dec 3, 20175 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
Farewell Letter to my Breasts
I know this seems odd…to write a letter to my chest. But for me, they have done so much, and not only for me but for my daughters. I had...
Lauren Wiatrek
Nov 16, 20173 min read
A sweet friendship refreshes the soul. Proverbs 27:9
Why are sleepovers only a thing for our youth? I think spending some quality time with women is incredibly important. Women need other...
Lauren Wiatrek
Oct 2, 20173 min read
Stuck on the Runway
Have you ever had that feeling where you were sitting on a plane, on the runway, waiting for take-off? You keep yourself busy, by...
Lauren Wiatrek
Aug 8, 20173 min read
Dear daughters,
I love your beautiful blueberry eyes and how they shine when you smile. I love how happy you both are, especially when our family is...
Lauren Wiatrek
Jul 9, 20174 min read
And all the people said, “Amen.”
One of my biggest inspirations is music. Ever since I was a little kid, my life revolved around music. My dad was in the record business...
Lauren Wiatrek
Jul 7, 20173 min read
Mirror Mirror on the Wall
I am almost one week past my second infusion... yesterday was a really sleepy day. I took two solid naps and was completely out of it....
Lauren Wiatrek
Jun 28, 20173 min read
Eat Pie First: Unsolicited Advice from a Cancer Patient
I truly never thought I would be in this position. I am still finding it pretty odd that this reality has become my life and soon my new...
Lauren Wiatrek
Jun 23, 20177 min read
To My Husband,
The girls are jumping on your belly smothering you with kisses, they have donned you with hat of some sort and placed a tea cup in your...
Lauren Wiatrek
Jun 18, 20175 min read
Killing Giants
Day 11- We went to church and I felt like everyone was staring at me. Some I am sure had no idea that I was walking around with cancer....
Lauren Wiatrek
Jun 3, 20173 min read
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