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May 23, 20195 min read

Rise Up: Our Henley Girl's Birth

Three years ago I had an impressive baby belly with what I would soon to find out was an 8 lb 9 oz baby in my womb. My first born came...

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Lauren Wiatrek

Apr 21, 20194 min read

The greatest love story.

When I was little I would go to bed fantasizing about my wedding. About the man I would marry and the four children I would have, 2 boys...

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Lauren Wiatrek

Dec 24, 20182 min read

When The Whole World Falls In Love

We were driving around last night looking at Christmas Lights and when a commercial came on our Christmas song station, I immediately...

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Reclaiming The Summer Cancer Stole From Me Part 4

Lauren Wiatrek

Aug 14, 20188 min read

Reclaiming The Summer Cancer Stole From Me Part 4

9th Stop: Wheeler Road As we winded back through the tunnel of trees toward Traverse City, we decided to explore some uncharted territory...

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Lauren Wiatrek

Jul 1, 20184 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...

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Lauren Wiatrek

Jun 17, 20185 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...

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Lauren Wiatrek

May 29, 20183 min read

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...

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Lauren Wiatrek

May 23, 20184 min read

My arrow…always pointing me to love.

Two years ago, I had a gorgeous belly protruding, waiting for a darling daughter to emerge. I had stopped working my daycare and we had...

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Lauren Wiatrek

May 13, 20182 min read

A Mother's Love is Peace

Last year at this time, I had no idea what was coming. I was living in my own mother’s house (again), I was buried in motherhood of two...

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Lauren Wiatrek

May 4, 20184 min read

Blueberry Eyes in the Sky

Today four years ago, I became a mother. The thing I wanted most in this world, besides being Evan's wife. I was given that gorgeous gift...

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Lauren Wiatrek

Apr 3, 20183 min read

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...

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Lauren Wiatrek

Oct 19, 20175 min read

Choose joy. Be a beacon of light.

I had a hard weekend. I let darkness creep into my mind, and instead of my sweeping it aside like my normally happy-go-lucky self does, I...

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Lauren Wiatrek

Oct 7, 20176 min read

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...

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Lauren Wiatrek

Sep 29, 20176 min read

Pink Warrior Angels

When I started this life with cancer, I had no idea the mental and emotional toll it would take. It all seemed very physical to me at...

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Lauren Wiatrek

Sep 22, 20172 min read

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...

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Lauren Wiatrek

Aug 28, 20173 min read

Enchanted

Since the beginning of my relationship with Evan, I have been enchanted by him. His tall, “big guy” exterior always made my heart beat...

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