It was a hard season. I sent my first child off to college. We had a falling out. Harsh words were spoken. She didn't come home for Christmas. I held her filled stocking for 4 months until we would cross paths again.
We were trying to adjust to the new normal of having my husband at ...
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I wrote this small piece in the middle of difficult season. Our family has not left that season. I will tell you that the piece does not reflect my thoughts on every given day. Most days are difficult when you live in a family that deals with chronic pain.
My temptation in the midst of it all is ...
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When I feel there is so little time, there IS so little time. The words become. On this day, I closed myself in the one place that needs no vacuum, no decorating, no scrutiny. It's the one place I can no longer procrastinate on my dreams. This room is working out to become my think tank, my quiet ...
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There are a few times in life when we find ourselves intensly introspective. Those times often occur when we are in the middle of a transition or season of life. We feel a chapter of our life is closing and, like finishing a book, we think back. How was that story? Did it end as I expected? Am ...
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I was sitting with my husband, as I normally do each morning, reliving a regular occurrence. He’s rattled with pain, trying to hold it together, asking again, “why?”
He has several health issues, including a degenerative disease. We’ve lived through this for nearly all of our marriage- 5 ...
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