How Being a Breast Cancer Gene Carrier Affected One Woman’s Marriage–and Family

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jul 22, 2020 | Grief

Some women carry a gene that makes it very likely they will develop breast cancer or ovarian cancer. What do you do when you get that diagnosis? Evelyn and I attended Queen’s University in Kingston together. We met in September of first year at the IVCF...

How A Breast Cancer Fight Affects Intimacy

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jul 21, 2020 | Grief

I get so many questions from women who are fighting breast cancer, or who have come through the other side, wondering what happens now? Have we lost intimacy? Will our marriage survive? I’ve watched many friends, my sister-in-law, and even my mother walk through...

Can We Pause and Just Lament Together?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jun 3, 2020 | Grief

What is happening in the United States right now, and around the world, is a wake up call and a time to lament. Yesterday I was on FaceTime with my oldest daughter Rebecca as she got her baby Alex out of his crib from a nap. He snuggled into her, and she was laughing...

Why I’m Rejoicing and Lamenting at the Same Time–Wanna Join Me?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | May 18, 2020 | Grief, Sheila Snippets

The Bible tells us to rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep. Well, I’m doing both, so I guess you all better get busy! 🙂 This isn’t going to be a long post today, but instead more of an update. It’s Victoria Day here in...

A Good Friday Love Letter to a New York Doctor Husband

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Apr 10, 2020 | Grief

Today is the holiest day of the year, when we remember the sacrifice that Jesus made for us. He left heaven to enter into our pain and suffering, and show us how to live with love, passion, and abandon. And then He showed us that the triumph of life is not achieving...

So….Can I Write a “COVID-19 Sucks” Post?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Mar 27, 2020 | Grief

I really have nothing nice or uplifting to say about COVID and what we’re going through right now. I posted this on Facebook yesterday, and it got such a big reaction that I thought it may be worth saying here, too! I see all of these other bloggers and websites...

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