One of the hard questions I have talked with God about is “How come He waited till Sara was 13 before we found out about her?” I have struggled with this because looking back over the adoptions of our three daughters, I realized that Sara was around 3-4 years old when we began the process… Read More
I had scans yesterday at Mayo in Jacksonville. We began early and were finished mid-afternoon. I don’t know how to beat around the bush, so we are just going to jump into the results. My CA 125 numbers went up a little bit from 259 to 276. So that’s not all bad, but it’s not… Read More
Saturday, June 19th marked the 4th year I have been alive since being given a cancer diagnosis in Honduras. I can hardly believe the amount of “change” our family has endured! Today as I am writing I am reflecting on the very truth that not only am I alive–I am still feeling good (most of… Read More
I’m beachin’ it this week in Daytona. It’s something I’ve done for the past 14 years with these ladies—my WooHoo’s! I plan to have some restful, relaxin’ days with my toes in the sand on the edge of the water. I’ll be talking and laughing with these crazy ladies who are all so unique and… Read More
exactly where God planted you! I’ll come back to that truth in a little bit, but for now let’s dig in with the original idiom. I recently read an article at Idioms.online that explained the origin of the statement, “The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.” Apparently, a Roman poet… Read More
Last week our family found ourselves in a whole new arena of life. We always knew this week would someday arrive, but facing it head-on and thinking and preparing for it eventually are on two very far flung spectrums. On Tuesday morning, I received a call from my sister telling me of a medical concern… Read More
My M2M (Moments 2 Meditate) challenge this month makes me happy because I enjoy creating and cooking in the kitchen. I am always tweaking or changing a recipe because of my dietary challenges and I love it when I discover a recipe that is a hit with the whole family. Today I’m going to share… Read More
We are first-time-raised-bed-gardeners this spring. We are just beginning to see some of the fruits of our labors and we are so giddy with excitement! Everyday we walk outside and open the newly built gate and check on our babies. We pull a few weeds, dehead the marigolds, and check on new growth. Sometimes we… Read More
Yes! That is me today! A broken mama. Anybody else have a love/hate relationship with Mother’s Day? We took sweet pics over the weekend, and for the 24-48 hours when they were made, there was a time of reconciliation in our house. But truthfully, leading up to that day was a week of chaos, and… Read More
When the last stimulus check arrived in our bank account Ben and I were tempted to spend it on something we would both love–an adjustable bed. We had been taking my parents shopping for theirs and we both fell in love with a split king that was incredibly soft. For about 2 or 3 days… Read More
