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Choosing a goal in the middle of chaos Jul 19, 2023

One of our Guided Mindset Mastery students sent me a message and asked me to keep it private.

But then, she gave me permission to share it after all.

She had been battling some pretty heavy life cha...

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Rounds 6 and 7 - It's been a ride Jun 24, 2023

The last three weeks have been a ride.

I wish every post could be full of uplifting news—encouraging, inspiring, and wrapped in a neat little bow. But to be honest, I’m not even sure what I’m going t...

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Drama Incinerated - Rounds 8 & 9 Jun 23, 2023

Maybe you’re wondering why it’s taken me a while to share an update on my health journey.

Honestly, it’s probably because I haven’t really been living the "drama" of cancer lately. I’ve got things to...

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Round 5 - Wait, What?? The Curveball May 22, 2023

Round 5 threw us a curveball!

First, a quick recap of Round 4, part 2:

Saturday 5/13/2023 - Celebrating Mother's Day

I made plans to get a pedicure while Trevan and Nick were at a father's-son's ca...

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Why Chemo? May 02, 2023

Someone shared this video with me when they heard I was battling cancer.

It sparked a question that maybe some of my other readers have also been wondering, so I decided to make a post about it.

Ca...

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Round 4 Underway & Achieving the Impossible May 02, 2023

After a much-needed week-long chemo break to celebrate our son’s graduation from BYU and visit family in Utah, I returned to the infusion center on Monday, 5/1/2023 for Round 4. But before diving into...

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Round 3 Apr 13, 2023

April 10, 2023

Sitting here for round 3 of chemo.
Round 2 was easier than the first in some ways... and harder in others.

I didn’t get that awful food poisoning feeling again, which was a win—but da...

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Round 2 is in the books! Mar 30, 2023

Round 2 is in the books!

I’ve learned that—at least for me—the first day of a chemo round isn’t miserable, it’s just weird. Around here we call it “Mom’s glitching again.”

Like today, when I was try...

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1st Day of Chemo Mar 13, 2023

First, a little back story. If you're just hearing about this, you might want to start with Leslie's Cancer.

3/9/2023 four days before chemo

With chemo on the horizon, Sarah (16) starting spring bre...

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When you need the big thing solved, NOW Feb 20, 2023

One student from Miracles Made Simple brings up a question that I think is applicable to all of us.

She wrote:

"I have a current client goal to achieve the income my husband is requesting I go get a...

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The miracle I promised to share Feb 11, 2023

The miracle I promised to share:

When I went to the hospital on January 14, 2023, with abdominal pain, I suspected diverticulitis. An urgent care visit back in November had pointed in that directio

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Leslie's Cancer Jan 31, 2023

This is not going to be your typical Rare Faith Newsletter and it's a little hard to know where to start, but here goes...

In July I began having abdominal pain that I attributed to probable leaky gu...

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A True Portal to Genius Story Jul 28, 2022

First, a little backstory.

As my husband and I were recovering from the Great Recession of 2008, I felt a strong pull to write a sequel to The Jackrabbit Factor. After all, what’s a person supposed t...

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Round 4 - part 2 - Preparing for a Miracle May 09, 2022

What an interesting chain of events has unfolded since my last post.
I’ve been sitting with it for a few days now, wondering how I could possibly capture it in a way that does it justice.

Before I up...

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Worried about my child May 03, 2022

Today's question comes from an anonymous subscriber. She wrote:

I have a question for you. How would you suggest one would continue to use the laws you teach when dealing with the loved ones? For e

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Housing Market Concerns Apr 04, 2022

Are you dreaming of buying a home of your own?

Today's Q/A comes from a reader who is worried about buying a home before prices get even higher in this crazy market (2022). She wrote:

Question:

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Are you kidding me? Mar 26, 2022

I’m not even sure how to say this — I’m still kind of in shock — but...

Check this out: I recently got an email from my dad, who’s 84 years old. He started off by sharing a thread of inspirational qu...

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Next step? Too many choices? Mar 14, 2022

Let's talk about choices, but first - a quick trip down memory lane.

In 2000, my husband and I tripled our income after seven years of drowning financially, by simply making a shift in the way we we...

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