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Fifty Years Ago

Fifty years ago my mother-in-law became an unwed mother.  Back in the 60’s that was not a good thing.  She managed to keep her job throughout her pregnancy and worked hard to forge a life as a single woman during that time. She did an amazing thing.  The son she...

Secrets

I always loved secrets when I was a little girl.  You know, the harmless kind that involved “liking” someone…..or being liked by someone 🙂 One thing I have noticed is that sometimes having secrets can be lonely.  You either can’t share because of...

Joy in 2013

It’s been a rough year.  With my son’s health issues, our family has struggled.  Hospital stays, seeing him endure enormous amounts of pain….it’s just not been easy.  And trying to keep life moving with any amount of normalcy has been a challenge. I...

The Spirit of Christmas

I’ve caught myself being a little sad this season as my mighty, seven year old warrior is currently in the hospital  Being in the hospital is never fun, especially when you are waiting for Santa 🙂 I wanted to cook a big, Christmas dinner, go out to see the...

It’s All Good…but today is Great!

Every time I am at church a member of our wonderful congregation will ask, “How is ‘Christian’ today?”  Our congregation keeps my sweet boy lifted in prayer constantly knowing that from one day to the next his hemophilia may get the best of...

Thank You

In high school I spent a lot of time at my best friend Cyndi’s house.  She lived around the corner and her house was great!  Her mom bought Dr. Pepper, pizza rolls and they had MTV.  I would go on the weekends to the lake with her family and we would often play...