On Thursday at the bookstore, I had an amazing conversation with a customer that I wanted to share. She is a fairly regular customer, so talking with her was easy – plus we weren’t very busy at that moment, for which I was thankful. She had bought a LOT of cards and she mentioned how…
Yesterday actually felt good to blog about what my heart condition was. I often don’t get a chance to talk that in depth about what really happened inside of me when I was 17. I mentioned that now I have mitral valve regurgitation, which is not nearly as serious of a matter when you compare…
I know this is kind of a random post, but it is something I have been thinking about for a LONG time, only because I am asked this question so often. (Sorry, this post has nothing to do with Florida – I’m having trouble downloading pics, so I’ll just hold off on that right now.)…
So now what? What kind of an impact has this trip had on Dan and I? Well, first of all, here are a few things that we miss: the team bonding, the Haitian/Dominican people, the scenery, loud music, crazy driving, Manuel, the mountains, getting dirty, building/laying block, and the weather. Yeah the loud music we…
Obviously there is so much tell about a trip after you get back home, but there is so much that still goes on inside too. I knew I would have a hard time leaving the DR, but I guess I didn’t expect it to be this hard. It seems that everywhere I turn, something brings…
I have been looking forward to this appointment since the day we found out about it on December 23. Today couldn’t come soon enough! Leading up to today, I was completely at peace. I struggled with the what-ifs earlier this month, but the past week, I felt such an overwhelming sense of comfort and peace,…
