Through the five plus years of trying to conceive, there’d been many tears and many prayers. During the peak of our infertility process, a time when emotions were raw and tears flowed like rivers, it seemed every time I turned around I was invited to a baby shower. In addition to these peaks and valleys, […]
The Yellow Rose
This winter offered multiple snowstorms with single digits and never ending cold that an engine belt squealed every morning I started the car, announcing to neighbors I was leaving for work. During the month of March, our home was visited by the flu, aches and sore throats as more snow and sleet roared in, adding […]
Mickey Mantis
Have you ever been told, “Keep calm during the storm?” Storm Albert October 2011 Storm Albert October 2011 When you’re in the middle of something that seems […]
Keeping It Simple
Regardless of one lay-off after another, for some reason bills, taxes and car repairs don’t end. On a bad day I feel enslaved to some of these challenges. Is life unfolding in a neat little package like you envisioned, or does it feel like bedlam some days? Do you ever wonder if you’re making a difference? […]
Christmas Curveball
My husband and I planned to keep Christmas simple this year. It would be nice to spend Christmas with my family; mom, her husband Fred, my sister, brother-in-law, niece/nephew and their towheads who all moved to North Carolina 16 months ago. However, a few layoffs have set us back so we will enjoy local gatherings with […]
Believe There is Light in the Dark
So I want to blog and all of a sudden I can’t think of a thing to say. Like, it’s been almost 2 months since my last post. My husband is wondering what alien took over his wife’s body because of the silence. I’ve been stuck in a funk. Challenged to share something of value […]
Burying the Past
All my life I’d been searching to fill the void and fix the hole that only a little girl’s daddy can fill, but he blew it. Now I was about to put in a hole the person who left a big hole in my heart. Emotions are a funny thing. They can laugh, cry and rejoice all at the same time.
The Christmas Dress
Saturday night my husband and I went to the Bread Box Theater with good friends of ours. The wife of the other couple and I were sharing how we often think we look fat. Wow, what a news flash, women thinking they look fat! Never heard of such a thing. Ha Ha. She is skinnier than […]
The Fragile Dance
After church today, I talked with a friend I hadn’t seen in a long time. A few divine words of encouragement mixed with goose bumps, then we landed on relationships; how the party is easy, but a bad day, event, circumstance can challenge the party, if not ruin it. Challenges come with their own criteria […]
Angels Landing Utah
What do you see when you look at this photo? Coming? Going? Scared? Happy? Relief? Other? My husband, Curtis and I were excited to finally reach the summit of Angels Landing where people gathered for lunch and photo ops of the awesome view. About to high five and celebrate we quickly learned we weren’t at the top, but on what […]