by Heather Bergman Moss | Aug 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
So today I turn 45 years old. I’m not usually affected by birthdays, as they just seem to come and go and blur together. But 45 seems like a midway point to me. If I am fortunate to live until I’m 90, then I have lived half my life and still have half my life ahead...
by Heather Bergman Moss | Feb 20, 2018 | Uncategorized
emp·ty ˈem(p)tē/ adjective 1. containing nothing; not filled or occupied. Synonyms: vacant, unoccupied, uninhabited, untenanted, bare, desolate, deserted, abandoned. Empty. It’s not a word often associated with the positive, especially when used as an adjective...
by Heather Bergman Moss | Dec 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
Y’all, the last 24 hours have been rough! I always say that my life is pretty much an open book, but every so often there is a secret that I tuck away in a dark lonely place for fear that if it comes to light I won’t have the strength to bear it. When I...
by Heather Bergman Moss | Nov 14, 2017 | Uncategorized
This past Friday we had the day off school so we packed our bags and joined some friends for a night away in the mountains. I needed to get away. The heaviness of life’s challenges was starting to overwhelm me and my soul was screaming for a mountain top...
by Heather Bergman Moss | Sep 28, 2017 | Uncategorized
Last week I traveled to Indianapolis with my two kiddos. We were surprising my father for his 70th birthday and meeting my nephew Asher for the first time. It was a wonderful trip full of quality time with friends and family, and lots of cuddles with sweet Asher. One...
by Heather Bergman Moss | Sep 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
Do you ever have those moments of being completely overwhelmed and paralyzed by life? Those moments where you are struggling to catch your breath because you feel as if you have a 20-pound weight smack dab in the middle of your chest? Those moments where you look at...
by Heather Bergman Moss | Sep 15, 2017 | Uncategorized
I have spent a great deal of time thinking about the concept of community. The dictionary defines it this way: 1) A group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common. 2) A feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing...
by Heather Bergman Moss | Aug 30, 2017 | Uncategorized
I remember it like it was yesterday, my oncologist sitting down with me and explaining my diagnosis and my treatment plan, and saying the words I feared most, “You have cancer. You will need to have chemo and you will lose your hair.” I knew at that...
by Heather Bergman Moss | May 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
We live in an increasingly fast-paced world. With rapid changes in technology, we now live in an environment where everything we need is at our fingertips. If you are as old as I am, you will remember the painstaking efforts it took to plan a road trip. We would pull...
by Heather Bergman Moss | May 14, 2017 | Uncategorized
Each night as I tuck my son into bed he reaches his arm from underneath the covers and tenderly rubs the top of my head. This has been a ritual every night since I lost my hair to chemo. That sweet gesture was a great comfort to me during the darkest of hours, and...
