Blog
My blog is broken into three main categories but I touch on endless topics. To read my posts about these categories just click the buttons below.
The Fishbowl Podcast
The podcast for leaders in ministry and the world
Oozing Everyday
Thoughts on life and faith while “oozing”‘ with the light of Christ
2 Brothers with Hemophilia
The journey of two brothers with Severe hemophilia A
It’s Soooo Quiet
You ever been in the kind of quiet that is deafening? You know, it's almost too..."loud"?That is what I am experiencing right now and for this upcoming weekend. A retreat in "Being Still."As a mom, it's so hard to be still. There's always something to do and I will...
The Journey Begins
I am really stepping out of the box this week.I am going to a retreat in Sedalia, Colorado Friday afternoon through Sunday afternoon. It is part of the class I am taking in Seminary. I don't know what I am getting into.I am all alone right now. My oldest is at...
I Know the Problem
Since early June, my life has been pretty crazy with my four year old, Christian, beingin and out of the hospital.I've just not "felt" right for several weeks.My weight loss has been up and down, my sleep has been very deprived, our schedules at home have not been...
Bux
Yesterday I posted about being a bit selfish. How I wish my "normal" was a bit like everyone else's.Then came Bux.As I was getting ready to leave yesterday morning, a little puppy wandered up. He would not leave me alone. Now he has a bowl, a chew toy and has been...
My Normal
Sometimes my "normal" just makes me a little angry.Why does my normal have to ever look like this?Why can't my normal be that I am living in the home I will retire in with weekends to the lake? Or that my boys wouldn't be covered in bruises. What is "normal?"I know...
Ministry from the Young
Our church is pretty small. One adult Sunday school class on Sunday mornings, a few children in the congregation, and many snowbirds make up our congregants.A fellow Methodist church in Las Cruces has come on a mission trip to lead Vacation Bible School in our little...
I Posted Too Soon…..
I am more of a Facebook "lurker" and not one who posts often (my blog posts show up, but I don't go out of my way to post my status).Tonight I posted that all was quiet in our hospital room (Christian had his surgery today) and that he was sleeping....that lasted...
I Cried….
I took my Christian to see the surgeon this morning, and he said that the port needs to come out...Friday! The doctor will place a PICC line for temporary access until the site heals and in a few weeks we go back for a new port (and a lengthier hosital stay).On our...
More Waiting…..
My Christian has been through the ringer over the last few weeks. His port has still not healed and we have another appointment on Wednesday to determine whether or not the port will need to be replaced. He's had an IV in his arm since leaving the hospital a week ago....
The Day My Life Began
Fourteen years ago, my life began. I always go back to that moment, when my oldest son was born. I base everything off of when my life changed and I became a mom for the first time. I remember seeing him for the first time, the doctor laying him on my chest and almost...

