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Dear Daughters,
I am so thankful for you both. When I was a girl all I ever played at and pretended was “house” and being a mom. With the help of the...
Lauren Wiatrek
Oct 2, 20193 min read
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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
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Ordinary
Most of us, especially those in my generation, were raised with affirmations like, “You are so special. You can do anything you put your...
Lauren Wiatrek
Sep 4, 20183 min read
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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
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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
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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
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Next Steps
Over the last eight months, I have been filling my bucket full of hope. Since my diagnosis, I was hoping that by February of this year I...
Lauren Wiatrek
Feb 5, 20182 min read
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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
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Out of Control
I have been processing information for the last few days, trying to figure out how to put it into words. The beginning of this journey...
Lauren Wiatrek
Dec 11, 20173 min read
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Believing
The moment I was diagnosed I chose to take the positive route. At first this was easy, I was running on adrenaline. I have always been a...
Lauren Wiatrek
Dec 8, 20173 min read
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It is well with my soul.
This is a two-part blog, first part is about my faith and my mental stability throughout this whole battle. The second part is about my...
Lauren Wiatrek
Oct 13, 20175 min read
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What I Think About All The Pink
A Breast Cancer Survivor's Perspective As I am rounding out my chemotherapy treatments in October, it is impossible to miss all the...
Lauren Wiatrek
Oct 7, 20176 min read
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Even If
This battle has ebbed and flowed all over my heart…my mental state… my view. Holy of holies. It is hard. I know on the outside I speak...
Lauren Wiatrek
Sep 22, 20172 min read
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Cancer burst my bubble.
While at my healing retreat this past weekend, we talked about a lot of stuff. The biggest topic was almost like cancer patients on one...
Lauren Wiatrek
Sep 19, 20174 min read
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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
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Blessings amidst the Storm
“The goodness of God endures continuously. “ Psalms 52 Church on Sunday talked about Killing Giants: Difficult Times. Clearly this one...
Lauren Wiatrek
Jun 13, 20174 min read
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David vs. Goliath
Everyone has fears…fear of flying, fear of heights, fear of spiders, fear of the unknown, fear of public speaking, and of course, fear of...
Lauren Wiatrek
Jun 5, 20172 min read
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