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  • When It’s Always There

    Scars cover my body. Some are pretty visible, some, not so much. Some are almost a foot long, some just a little mark. I’m sure many of you can relate. Some of your scars you carry deep down in your heart and in your mind. Scars that many don’t even know you have. One of…

  • The Greater Picture

    I know I often talk about embracing our stories. It’s something I am eager to talk about and can’t stop talking about (as if I ever do), when it comes to that subject. But the more I live this life and walk the journey towards glory, I am realizing that when we can keep perspective…

  • Around The Home

    This past week has been one of recovery, which I talked about in my previous post, but I did catch a few other moments on camera! Actually, Dan took the first two – while I was getting the house ready before surgery, Dan took Mazy upstairs to help him mud a room we are trying…

  • Recovering

    This past Tuesday, I had surgery to implant my ICD (implantable cardioverter defibrillator). I was the second case that day, so I did not need to be at Michigan’s cardiovascular center (CVC) until noon, which meant one more night that I could spend in my own bed!  As the prep began, as always, it was…

  • Around The Home

    After a crazy week last week with the fundraiser dinner, we were looking forward to a quieter week, and that it was, even though it absolutely flew! Dan and I were sitting at the dinner table and said, “How did it get to be Thursday night?”  I had a speaking engagement this past Wednesday at…

  • Next Surgery on the Docket

    Next Tuesday, I will be having surgery to implant my implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). This will replace the LifeVest that I’ve had since May, and will act as an AED, so to speak, if I were to go into cardiac arrest, which I am at a severe risk for.  This surgery is in preparation to…