Faith

Surrendering Control

I just want to see the whole puzzle come together. Have you ever felt that way? But God is saying, hold on my child, just wait? This past week hasn’t gone as expected, having landed at U of M again, though thankfully our wheels stayed on the ground this time. In a way it came…

Chiseling

Chiseling

Think back over your life. What have been the “ah-ha” moments of your life? The times when you have found yourself changing the most? Usually it’s after a big life event. Starting college, getting married, having your first child, or fourth, starting a new job, becoming an empty-nester, or maybe even losing a loved one….

Noise

Life is LOUD, isn’t it? I remember the days of walking through the fields to get to our cousin’s house. Saturday at 3:00pm, we would start stomping through the hay fields or along the paths of the corn, to venture out on whatever our free minds wanted to do. Sometimes it was jumping off the…

The Healing Process

Healing from surgery just isn’t easy. Healing from any ailment just isn’t easy. Healing from ANY struggle in life, just isn’t easy. One thing I have learned is that healing from surgery is physical, but oh is it so much more! I remember the days leading up to my second surgery, when I could barely…

Here’s To Another Year

A month ago, this maybe isn’t how I anticipated celebrating my 34th birthday, but this doesn’t surprise God. I remember thinking before my first surgery, that by my birthday, I wouldn’t necessarily be back to normal, but I would be far on the mend. I would be a week past my post-op appointment and hopefully…