Mar 12
Finding Peace in Pain, Change, and Grief Stillness isn’t something I chose—it’s something that found me. These past few years have taken me to places I didn’t expect: Grief slowed everything. Even when the world kept moving, my soul felt like it couldn’t. And that’s when I heard it—not with my ears, but deep in …
May 14
a Birthday, a Beautiful New Beginning, and Special Celebrations for Mom If May had a theme, this year’s would be celebration. Full, beautiful, soul-satisfying celebrations. As the calendar flipped to May 2024, I had no idea just how rich this month would be. I expected birthday candles, maybe a dessert or two for Mother’s Day—but what …
Feb 09
The Unsung Heroes: Finding Strength and Resiliency as a Caregiver Life has a way of testing our strength and resiliency, often in ways we never expected. As a caregiver to my beloved, fondly known as my hunkyman, and my mom, I’ve discovered depths of fortitude I didn’t know I had. In this journey, I’ve learned …
Jun 19
Day 234568765435687654 of camp COVID Really it only feels like it because we have slept 22-23 of 24 hours every day for like the past 2 weeks So good news is we slept through aches, pains, coughs, GI excitement and a whole bunch of stuff in the world! I believe God woke me up today …
Mar 02
Feb 2019 The sale of the house is getting to be a bit much and so it is time for us to get away! We’ve been talking about a massive road trip for quite a while – and decided that it is time now! We’ve had some great conversations with my Aunt Dian and Uncle …
Jan 24
January 24, 2019 With as much as we loved our condo, I never thought we would ever consider selling it and moving. Little did I know, my plans needed to change to match God’s. In the midst of travels and hospital stays during the last half of 2018, we learned so much about Thad’s brain …
Dec 02
Part of our humanity is the roles we have, the roles we take and the roles we create for ourselves. My first roles were daughter then I became a friend, and eventually I became a sister. As we grow up, our roles change and evolve – where do you live? what do you like? what …
Oct 08
Once in a lifetime opportunities are magical moments and you never know when they will happen or how they will change you. My mom gave our family a memory that will last forever! We had 16 days together and had a glimpse of heaven in the people and place of French Polynesia. We had an …
Sep 05
It always leaves me in awe how God shows up … This past weekend it was during my 3Q reflections. I looked back on the year and then plan for what is to come! It’s a quarterly process I enjoy. A chance to see where I’ve been, be grateful for each part of the journey …
Aug 11
Over the past couple weeks, I was asked “Who is going to take care of you?” More times than I thought possible. After pondering extensively, I admit I honestly didn’t understand the question. What does taking care of me really mean? I took it to mean the very basic – recovery … …