This week has a been a celebration of new life for my family – welcoming my sweet niece into the world. But I was tremendously saddened to learn that for a family friend, this is has turned into a celebration of life through the completely unexpected loss of their two year old granddaughter. I never […]
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Motherhood and Questioning Lines
To my dear Sister, Your life is about to change as you are about to be a Mom. As Kyle pointed out, really you have been a mom for months. Just now the work will begin on the outside instead of only the inside. Although that part of you will continue to grow and stretch […]
Continue readingLines of Gratitude: Friendship regardless of checked boxes
You know how whenever you have to fill out forms you have to check the box married or single? For a long time, that box was a symbol of my discontent. Checking “single” was not the plan that I had for my life. I met my husband at 25 and married him at 26. Seems […]
Continue readingLines of Gratitude: Drip Line of Coffee
For 37 years, I was a proud abstainer. In fact, I am not even sure that I could make a decent pot. We did “inherit” my Grandma’s percolator pot, but the glass top part broke, so for the longest time we did not even have a way to make coffee. So, if my mother-in-law came […]
Continue readingBlessings Abound through numbers 30-39 on my personal timeline
I am less than two hours away from entering my next decade. Since I can remember when my parents turned 40, this birthday does seem like a bit of milestone for me. My thirties were good to me! Not that there have not been challenges, but overall I have been so blessed by God! I […]
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