mustard seeds and sand

by Heidi Weston // January 21, 2016 // No Comments

I was recently given the most meaningful piece of jewelry, and I would like to share it with you. My mom commissioned my cousin Amber, a jewelry maker, for this particular long necklace. The little yellow balls you see in... Continue reading →

Not a Death Sentence

by Heidi Weston // October 28, 2015 // 4 Comments

In general, writing comes easy for me. Since Jr. High I have used journaling as a way to process life and express my feelings. Thoughts left in my head are jumbled and disorganized. Those same thoughts written down on paper are... Continue reading →

an unexpected left turn

by Heidi Weston // October 16, 2015 // 3 Comments

My intention to keep this blog up to date over the past couple months has failed completely. I don’t think I respected the whirlwind of reeling emotions enough. Processing life-altering information like I have been given has left me with little... Continue reading →

Radiation is done – Now What?

by Heidi Weston // September 8, 2015 // 1 Comment

Here it is, my shiny diploma for finishing three whole weeks of radiation treatment. The main goal of radiation was to reduce my pain by reducing the size of the tumor. Unfortunately, I’m still in a fair amount of pain and... Continue reading →

reality

by Heidi Weston // August 24, 2015 // 1 Comment

In The Fellowship of the Ring, the first installment of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Frodo Baggins muses aloud with Gandalf about how he wishes the One Ring had not come to him. “I wish it need not have happened in my... Continue reading →