Author: Leah Stirewalt

  • Operation Meltdown Thwarted

    Nothing frustrates me more on this grief journey than trying to figure out what might trigger a meltdown. Just when I think I’ve mastered it…I’m surprised yet again. And, sadly, I know that grief is completely unpredictable…so, why am I even trying to figure everything out? Well…that’s just my personality…to put it bluntly. I’m Type…

  • A Ninth Without Tears

    Just a quick reminder: the Day 40 blog giveaway is still ongoing through 9:00 pm ET this evening! Check it out and be sure to enter if you haven’t had a chance to do so yet! —————————————————————————— I’ve frequently written about the 9th. It’s always been our special day each month. Chris and I married…

  • 11 More Days

    It’s only 11 more days until my Chris Tree arrives. In one of our favorite holiday traditions, we’ll be traveling about an hour further up into the mountains to a beloved tree farm that we go to each year to cut our own tree. My husband was passionate about having a LIVE tree, so I’ll…

  • Worship God Anyway!

    Several Sunday afternoons/evenings for the past couple of months, you might find me at my friend, Jill’s, house. Jill and I have been friends for right at about 7 years. She was my first Sunday School teacher after moving back to the area and attending the church we do now. We’ve discovered through the years…

  • Full Circle

    Good late evening blog friends! Better late than never. There’s still a little less than an hour left in this day (on the East coast, that is), so I haven’t skipped a post yet on this 40-day journey. Whew! But…I wonder how many of you are out there thinking I did right about now?? Ha!…