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3 Ways to Support A Friend Who Has Cancer

Kimberly Family, Featured March 3, 2016

“I Googled ‘what to do when your best friend has cancer’ but that didn’t give me answers,” asked my best friend the other day. “What can I do for you?” We were on the phone, 200 miles apart, and she sounded sad, the kind ...Read More

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Unexpected News

Kimberly Featured February 23, 2016

Two months ago, three days before Christmas, on a rainy, chilly morning as I sat in the school drop-off lane with my kids in the backseat, my doctor called to tell me that I had breast cancer. By the time she called, I ...Read More

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My Kids Know I’m Santa

Kimberly Family, Featured December 22, 2015

This is a repost of an original piece for BlogHer.com. The one thing I thought I had a chance at getting this Christmas was for my kids to believe in all of the magical elements of the holiday for one more year. Santa Claus. ...Read More

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Thoughts on Grief, Part 2: Christmas and Grief

Kimberly Family, Featured December 20, 2015

Thoughts on Grief, Part 1 can be found here. “I wish Grandma was alive for Christmas,” my son said. I looked up from checking his math homework. “I wish she was alive for every day,” I replied, reaching for his hand. And that’s grief: ...Read More

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It’s Okay Not to Be Happy This Thanksgiving

Kimberly Family, Featured November 13, 2015

This is a repost of an original article I wrote for BlogHer. In my Facebook news feed today, I saw one friend’s Christmas tree — and it’s early November — and another friend’s pumpkin pie recipe. Holiday decorations are out in the stores, and friends ...Read More

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Did the Switch Witch Visit You this Halloween?

Kimberly Family, Featured November 2, 2015

We’re two days post-Halloween, and my kids are still on a sugar high. All that chocolate and treats-they-only-get-this-time-of-year has them buzzing and bouncing about. It’s not as bad as it could have been: both kids walked away from Halloween with four pieces of candy ...Read More

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