Faith

Oh The Unknowns

Oh The Unknowns

Last week I wrote a blog post about “Uncluttered Circumstances”. Little did I know that it was the message my heart needed to hear just a few short days later. We would love a life without difficult circumstances because they seem to cloud the vision of where God is leading us, but in all reality,…

Uncluttered Circumstances

Uncluttered Circumstances

Do you desire to live a clutter-free life? I’m not talking about with material things necessarily, though I do enjoy a life lived with fewer things, but a clutter-free mind of difficult circumstances? That’s hard. Do you struggle with that too? Sometimes I find myself fantasizing what that would look like, but when I solely…

Last Day of School!

Last Day of School!

Last day of school! Many emotions encompass this day, for the both of us. The picture on the left is the first day of school and little did we know at the time, I was walking with leukemia. It was about 3 weeks later, I went into a heart procedure, thinking I’d only be taking…

Finding Joy in the Surprises

Finding Joy in the Surprises

You know those plastic balls or eggs that have surprises in them? Our daughter LOVES them. The anticipation and suspense, not knowing exactly what’s going to be in there, is what gets her every time. And when she finally opens it? So much excitement, wows, ahs, and “Look at this, Mom” moments. Sometimes I have…

Are You Distracted?

Are You Distracted?

When I was going through chemo, there were many slow days. And hard days. I was zapped of energy, so I spent a lot of time reading, thinking, and taking life a bit slower. A life that at times, wasn’t all too bad. Except the chemo part. Don’t want to do that again, that’s for…