I love bright sunny spring days. The touch of the warm sun on my ever-so-pale Dutch skin, after a bitter cold winter, as the leaves start to break through with new life. There is so much promise and excitement. Really, those days I just stand back and appreciate the goodness soaked within the day. Then…
Are you “WHOA-ED” by life? I have been thinking about that as I have watched Mazy grow. A little 20 month old has taught me so much about living and loving life. I watch her just soak in so much about life – even to the point where she says “WHOA” in amazement, as she…
A few weeks ago, I shared on my facebook page, an urgent request for prayers for my Uncle Terry. He was diagnosed with viral encephalitis, a diagnosis that at one point, we thought would take his life. He went to the ER on a Sunday afternoon and by 10pm that night, he was unresponsive, was…
I sometimes find myself dreaming. Dreaming about our past, our todays, and our tomorrows. Yes, I even dream about our past. I have been busy writing our story into a book and of course in doing so, it brings back all of the memories, the joys, and even the grief. I sometimes dream about what…
If you were in conversation with someone and they mentioned someone’s name, what first comes to mind? What do you first think of, about that person? If someone said your name, what do you think they would right away think of? That is the question I kept thinking about after attending my husband’s grandma’s memorial…
WARNING: Long post, but please read to the end. I am sure we have all been there. Wishing we were someone different. Wishing we had an answer to everyone’s questions about our life – answers that made sense in their minds, not only our own. Wishing we looked different. Wishing… I have been thinking oh,…
