Mashed potatoes and gravy, roast beef, hot chocolate, warm homemade cookies and milk, macaroni and cheese, hot fudge sundaes, and Little Debbie Swiss Cake Rolls … these are a few of my favorite... Read more >>

Three months after being diagnosed with cancer for the second time, I am healthier than I’ve ever been. Though it seems a bit strange, cancer has once again been the catalyst for some amazing... Read more >>

Since my recurrence of ovarian cancer in mid-September, I have been doing a great deal of reading about what I could do to eradicate the cancer once and for all from my life. The studies on diet and... Read more >>

It is so easy to get wrapped up in what is missing from our lives. The lack of boyfriend, fulfilling job or fat paycheck can loom large in our thoughts causing us frustration and disappointment. ... Read more >>

Today is my four-year cancerversary. I was diagnosed at age thirty-six with a rare form of ovarian cancer, but I was lucky. We caught it early, and treatment was successful. Approximately ten months... Read more >>

Exactly four years ago today I woke up, after ringing in 2006 with fondue and a few glasses of champagne at a friend’s house, to horrible stomach pains.... Read more >>

We have all heard the analogy of the caterpillar turning into the butterfly as it fights its way out of the cocoon. It seems a bit clichéd, but I honestly can’t think of a better one to... Read more >>

Circumstances have little impact on how we live our lives, and yet we attribute so much power to them. We think that by changing our job, our location, our weight, or even our hair we will open up all... Read more >>

I am sitting on my lanai on the Hawaiian island of Kauai with my fortieth birthday only hours away. As the waves from the Pacific Ocean crash against the rocks below, I can’t help but feel... Read more >>

Commitment might seem like a strange topic for a column about single life, but a couple of things happened to me this week that demonstrated the power of commitment and I knew I had to write about it.... Read more >>