The end of 2014 could not have come sooner, in my opinion. The year started out full of promise and ended full of sickness. Several members of our household contracted the yet-to-be-defined “crud”, including me. As it turned out, it was actually a combination of sinus infections, bronchitis, walking pneumonia, and multiple unexplained viruses. I…
If I’ve heard it once, I’ve heard it a thousand times since the death of my late husband, Chris… “I just sent _______ to your blog, so they can read about your grief experience first-hand.” I’m so thankful that so many of you who walked through that journey on my blog are now remembering those…
Last weekend, I was privileged to be part of the teaching team for aNew Season Ministries‘ first widow’s conference. I spent an incredible few days in Myrtle Beach, SC with nine other amazing widows on my team and nearly 60 other women who attended this first conference from all over the nation (and one from Bermuda!). You…
I’ve known her for nearly 24 of my 42 years. We were born in different states…in different decades…she’s a teacher by trade; I’m a wannabe…she’s reserved and sometimes quiet; some say I’m “edgy” and perhaps a little bold…we have different mothers and different fathers, and yet…I call her sister. We don’t need blood to define…
One of the many things our adoption journey includes is LOTS of education. Sometimes this comes in the form of online virtual classrooms, books to read, videos to watch, workbooks to complete, and essays to write. The goal? To make sure we’re as educated as possible before we bring our kiddos home! However, sometimes I…
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