Do you feel like God has promised you something, but everything is falling apart? I’d like to share with you my own personal story of going through a simultaneous unexpected divorce and the death of my mother. There are so many lessons packed in here about God’s promises and the journeys we take toward their […]
What a lost Texas Blue Heeler taught me about opening my heart and loving more fearlessly.
On October 3, 2020, my little great-niece Jane (age 3) passed away unexpectedly from leukemia. She had been diagnosed 3 weeks early and had spent those 3 weeks in the hospital with limited visitors due to COVID-19. The day after she came home and was able to spend an evening with her siblings and parents, […]
It’s been over two years since my mother died and my siblings and our husbands are finally going through her stuff. We had a big day of it Saturday. We had fun traveling down memory lane and finding treasures like handmade quilts and old photos … one old photo of our great aunt as a […]
One of the hardest things for me has been letting go of past successes and allowing myself to move in a new direction. For 14 years I operated a successful article / content directory. It generated multiple income streams and provided a 6-figure income for my family of 8. For the last 6 years the […]
Reinventing yourself in a good way can be as difficult to wrap your mind around as starting over because of difficult circumstances. The subconscious mind can view a drastic life change as a loss, even if the change is for the better. It seems rather ungrateful for me to admit, because I’m living out my […]
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Christmas melodies fill the air. But one thing, dear Mother, is most clear: It’s the fact that you’re not here. Throughout the year the business of living Occupies my time. And I treasure the scattered moments when I feel you near my side. Yet, Christmastime is different: […]
When someone tells you to find joy when things are hard, your first thought might be, “This person obviously hasn’t gone through anything very difficult in her life.” When we go through hard things we tend to fixate on the thing that isn’t working for us. It’s easy to become like a dog with a […]
Something happened with the little kids at church yesterday that illustrates a great truth about grief, mourning and lost / missed opportunities. I serve in the children’s organization at church. Yesterday one of the other women who serves there was conducting a sharing time with the little kids (ages 3-7). The kids love to participate. Whether […]
It’s hard to believe this year is coming to a close. I think for the rest of my life I will be marking time as either before or after my mother’s passing. This has been one of the hardest and most wonderful years of my life. I am so grateful for the family and friends […]