For those not familiar with me, a little back story. I began experiencing IST in 2013 in the 20th week of my last pregnancy at the age...

It all began with a late summer's day conversation with my dad. We were in the barn doing some chores when I discussed with him my...

Ten years ago next month began the most difficult decade of my life by far. What started as a benign, unnamed arrhythmia, wreaked so...

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest: Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me, for I am meek and...

“Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.” -Alexander Pope Expectations are a funny thing. You aren’t...

There are moments in life that happen completely out of the blue that force us to open our eyes wide, stand up straight, and take notice....

To state the obvious, I am a girl. A grown-up girl, but still a girl nonetheless. Volumes have been written on a girl’s worth and...

The song that comes on the radio at the perfect time. The text from a friend when you feel disconnected from the human race. The...

I was alone, driving north on the Chicago I-294 tollway, after a quick trip to Cincinnati ended in the failure to secure a cardiothoracic...