How do you feel about spinning rides? Well, I usually love them – the faster the better! But then I have to remember, I am not as young as I used to be. While on Spring Break in Florida, we decided to visit the popular Disney Springs. They had a carousel and that is an…
I was walking into the cool, crisp air of Level 2, parking ramp P5, as God put these words in my head: If it was easy, it wouldn’t require faith. What is your “it”? What is that one thing that God has allowed, that if taken away, would make your life easier? But if it…
The unexpected happens. A parent is diagnosed with a serious or chronic illness. As the parent, you know you’ve got the willpower and confidence that you will do your best to fight, even though the journey is painful, tiring, and tough. But for anyone who has experienced a difficult illness or circumstance, you know full…
For all of Mazy’s life, mom has had heart issues. She doesn’t know what it’s like not to have a mommy with heart failure. This is her world. And this is the world of so many other parents! Insert the word that describes your family because we all have them in some way, that “my…
I used to get a bit anxious when my health was “steady” so to speak. Sounds kind of odd, right? Who doesn’t want steady? It made me nervous in the sense that I knew “something” was on the horizon because that was how life was going. Always waiting for the next shoe to drop. But…
This is a picture from 4 years ago. I often find myself looking back at that time of life, due to the significant impact it continues to have on our life, to this day. My face sunken in, scars scabbed over, strength minimal, with an inability to hold my then 2 1/2 year old daughter…
