I have not kept it a secret that I struggle with praying. For a long time, I struggled to even pray to ask God for anything, because I felt like when I had at the most important times he was silent and the request…
I have a difficult time feeling a thrill of hope. Do you? When the world is heavy a thrill of hope is the last thing on my mind. But the anticipation of Christ's birth? The fulfillment of prophecies would cause a thrill of hope.…
I wouldn't describe myself as a determined person. I've also never been one to set high goals and go after them. My husband, however, is a determined person. He is a go-getter in every sense of the word. I admire people like him. People…
I don't like to ask for things. Especially when it is asking for something from a stranger. For example, directions or help from a clerk in a store or asking where the bubbler is when I'm thirsty at a mall. I usually end up…
I can say with confidence that there have been many times in our nearly 20 years of marriage where the unexpected happened. Sometimes the unexpected was good and sometimes it was bad. This unexpected is something that has turned out to be good and…
Orange sunset October is back. Four years ago, come October 20 something my cousin took this picture. It was taken the day of my Boston's service celebrating his life and mourning his loss of it after The Accident. October is back. Again. I think…
As many of you know, I was picked up by a publisher last fall. I did a Kickstarter at the beginning of the year to raise funds to get my book off the ground and with those funds I have been plugging away at…