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The Man in the Booth
As we were helping Evan get ready for the mission trips, picking up rental vans, gassing up vans, etc we stopped briefly at Chick Fil A...
Lauren Wiatrek
Apr 9, 20243 min read
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Ignite a Revival
I shared my testimony with Hill Country Christian School of Austin's youth group, Ignite on Thursday, September 21st. I wanted to share...
Lauren Wiatrek
Sep 23, 202311 min read
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Is 40 the OASIS in life?
Thinking back my teenage years were not the happiest memories for me. I wasn’t cut out for the typical mind game scenarios that...
Lauren Wiatrek
Jul 29, 20234 min read
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Different, yes please!
As the school year wraps up, and I see all the graduation ceremonies from pre-k, kinder, elementary, etc as I see all the school...
Lauren Wiatrek
May 30, 20234 min read
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Please Stop Saying We Lost Our Battle to Cancer...
Let me, as a current metastatic breast cancer patient and survivor, clear the air that when someone passes away from breast cancer or any...
Lauren Wiatrek
Mar 4, 20233 min read
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When Evil Becomes Good
Remember the good ole days when neighbors decorated for Halloween October 31st the week before with one or maybe a handful of Jack o...
Lauren Wiatrek
Oct 19, 20223 min read
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Packing Tips for Road-tripping Families
Always pack less than you think — I know that might sound opposite of what you’d think but trust me one of the most bothersome things on...
Lauren Wiatrek
Jun 29, 20223 min read
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It’s Not About Happiness
As I lay in bed with another bout of insomnia and twitchy legs from restless leg syndrome it dawns on me how silly the world is....
Lauren Wiatrek
Jun 23, 20224 min read
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What a May!
Since 2014, May has been a wild month for our family. Halen was born and then two years later Henley was born, in the same month. Ever...
Lauren Wiatrek
May 20, 20223 min read
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Bobbing in the Sea
I have always tried to be honest, almost raw in my journey because someone needs to bring light to this never ending battle. I have...
Lauren Wiatrek
Apr 6, 20222 min read
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The Self Care Movement
As a Christian I’ve often felt like what the world deems true and good is actually opposite of what the Word says. The latest phenomenon...
Lauren Wiatrek
Feb 1, 20223 min read
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The dishes are done, mama will be right there.
Are the dishes ever done in your house? As a work from home mom, they are never done. As soon as I clean up from breakfast, I feel like...
Lauren Wiatrek
Jan 24, 20222 min read
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SURPRISE! Love, Your Angel Army
Every mama needs a tribe, a village, an army to help them navigate this new journey of parenthood. No one expects to tap into that...
Lauren Wiatrek
Sep 7, 20213 min read
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Chemo & GO!
After my hospitalization and true heart to heart with my oncologist about the reality of my new situation. We decided to change our...
Lauren Wiatrek
Sep 2, 20213 min read
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Something is Not Right :: Infection + Hospitalization
The last I shared my oncologist was scheduling a procedure to have my lung catheter removed because an infection had formed at the drain...
Lauren Wiatrek
Jun 24, 20215 min read
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Metastatic Breast Cancer - What You Can Do
I always said from the beginning of this journey that I would be open, honest and help others perspectives when it comes to cancer. I...
Lauren Wiatrek
Jun 8, 20212 min read
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Finding Purpose in Metastatic Breast Cancer
All my life I wondered what my purpose was… what did God design for my life. As most, I meandered many a path without clear direction. I...
Lauren Wiatrek
Jun 2, 20214 min read
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Playing 10 Days in Austin
One local’s best-kept secrets for kid-friendly outings and eatings around the proudly “weird” and truly wonderful capital of Texas....
Lauren Wiatrek
May 5, 20211 min read
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More From The Chicken Diaries
Since 2021 started I had this burning desire to start living differently. When moving out to my dream home on my dream acreage wasn’t an...
Lauren Wiatrek
Apr 29, 20212 min read
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Prepper List 2021
After 2020 began, and toilet paper disappearing, I quickly felt like there was nothing wrong with being prepared. Kind of like saying,...
Lauren Wiatrek
Mar 9, 20212 min read
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