Several months ago I remember thinking that someday I hope I can share Isaac’s story. He seemed to be doing so well and I was certain that there was good that could come from sharing the difficulties he walked through. I never thought it would be in this way. I am coming here in the…
Month: January 2020
Complicated Grieving
That is what it says in my medical file. Two words that I suppose most appropriately describe this exact point in our lives. Along with other “Conditions” that I have had since my online chart began like post-nasal drainage, migraines and deviated nasal septum…now at the top of the list is complicated grieving. Well over…
Horrible and Holy
Right before I went on to speak at the NSB conference in November I was so overcome. I remember Rachel asking me if I was nervous but it wasn’t that…it was this incredible desire to steward well what I believe God had called me to. It brought me to tears. She gathered a bunch of…
God IS Faithful
Our sweet Elijah boy is home sick with me today. He woke up coughing more than usual with a low grade fever and feeling dizzy and nauseous. He slept all morning on the couch. That is when I know he isn’t ok, when he hasn’t asked to watch tv or electronics! About 1 pm he…
Holding on to Hope
We went to church this morning. I thought I was going to be ok but once I got there I couldn’t stop the tears. The first song we sang was “Raise a Hallelujah.” The best I could do was hold out my hands, close my eyes and let the tears come. “I’m gonna sing in…
2 weeks
In some ways it feels like a lifetime. In other ways just like yesterday. On the Friday before we found out I had my hover board accident. I had texted Isaac and told him because I knew he would get a laugh out of it. His response was to ask if I had at least…
A New Year, A Heart’s Cry
Journal entry April 23, 2019… Psalm 47:1 Clap your hands, all peoples! Shout to God with loud shouts of joy! Lord I read back a year ago on my journal entries and can’t believe the hurt we were walking through. Thank you for sustaining us Lord. I know that we are not promised tomorrow and…