I went to an appointment last week for an eye exam. The appointment should have been easy. In and out with no surprises. However, during the appointment the doctor delivered news that shocked me. I left the eye appointment and immediately ...
Our roof has a big valley that seems to catch all the branches and leaves in the neighborhood. Last week, we decided we should clean the valley because there had been quite a few branches that had collected there. Not ...
Mother's Day is just around the corner, so for the past several days I have been thinking about what I want to say about Mother's Day in this space. Honestly the more I thought about it the more guilty I felt. Why ...
Our home is in the middle of the city, however we have a city park located at the back of our property. The park isn't what you would imagine. It's basically a large green space, and a wooded area. We also have a ...
I have been thinking about what I wanted to say about Father's Day for nearly a month. After years of struggling with delayed fertility, I find Father's Day harder to face than Mother's Day. In the midst of the hard feelings, I do have so much to celebrate on this day. I have been a ...
It was the end of April when a friend shared that she was feeling ugly on the inside and wanted some prayer. I braced myself as I wanted to respond in love and not in shock to whatever she was about to say. My sweet friend, went on to tell me there was a person ...
I have an image in my head of what the perfect wife should look like. In my mind, the perfect wife would cook all homemade meals. She would never have a dirty house. She works out, has impeccable style and is always photo ready. She has a perfect calendar of events that she effortlessly juggles. ...
Last Thursday, Dan and I made a spontaneous decision, and went to a NASCAR race over the weekend. It was so fun and exactly what our hearts needed. During the race, we were seated next to a Dad and his two boys. The boys looked like they were somewhere between 8-10. I tend to people ...
This weekend Dan and I will be celebrating our 11th wedding anniversary. The past few days I have been thinking about our love story, and the more I think about it, the more thankful I am. In 2004, I was 18 years old and thinking about my future. I made the decision to go to ...
