• Show Off

    Show Off

    It was 3 a.m. as I sat staring at the photos of my four sweet babies above the couch. Tears poured from my eyes as my mind finally began to digest…

  • Leap of Faith

    Leap of Faith

    I currently have a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree as a family nurse practitioner. I work as fulltime faculty for Herzing University in the online family nurse practitioner program. words +…

  • Kevin Zwingle Is Worth Fighting For

    Kevin Zwingle Is Worth Fighting For

    In mid-July 2020, right around his birthday, my husband, Kevin, began complaining of headaches. Headaches were unusual, but it was a hot summer, and we initially chalked it up to dehydration…

  • Sidelined, but Fighting

    Sidelined, but Fighting

    Traci Prater has cancer. Cancer does not have Traci Prater. Friday night, March 12, I’m leaving work, and I put my trench coat on. It feels heavy, and I feel a…