Blog: Life

When Healing Feels Lonely
There’s a part of healing that doesn’t get talked about enough.
The quiet part.
The in-between.
The moments where everything slows down… and you’re left sitting with it.
Even when you’re surrounded by people who care, healing…

What My Healing Journey Taught Me (That Had Nothing to Do With My Face)
When I made the decision to go through a recent medical procedure—yes, a facelift—I thought I understood what I was signing up for.
I expected the physical recovery.
What I didn’t expect… was everything else.
Because…

What I Wish I Knew Before My Facelift Recovery
Ok… it’s time to tell the truth.
For several months I’ve been posting on Facebook about recovery. What I didn’t mention was that this was a choice I made—to have a facelift.
You see, I’ve always said I wanted one facelift in…

Now What?
Do you ever find yourself asking, “Now what?” At different times of my life I certainly have.
There have been times when I’m left wondering things like:
What am I to do now?
Who am I?
Am I fulfilled…

Cake Pops, Cookies, Uno, Barbie Movie… Oh My!
What do you do with 11 and 8-year-old girls when Mom and Dad are out of town? We baked cake pops and cookies, played Uno, and even had a pizza party while watching the Barbie movie. Phew! The girls sure kept this grandma on her toes! I absolutely…

Vacation, Family, and Fun!
Vacation, Family, and Fun
We’re back…
We’re back from vacation, with lots of family and even more fun, and taking the month of July off. Yes, we actually took a vacation!
Vacation: a period spent away from home,…

Need some time off! Maybe a vacay…
Vacation: a period spent away from home, work, service to rest and relax!
And friends, that is exactly what Tim and I need! We have been so busy this year. Tim was instrumentalin the sale of the company, working long hours, making sure…

Purpose in the Pain
Blue Baby Syndrome
My youngest son, Patrick, recently had a birthday. As I contemplated this special day, I was taken back to the day of his birth. Although Patrick is a grown man now, that day and the days to follow are forever etched…

The In-Between
“There are moments when I wish I could roll back the clock and take all the sadness away, but I have the feeling that if I did, the joy would be gone as well.” - Nicholas Sparks
Living in the in-between. You know those moments…

Habits
Habits change into character. - Ovid
Whether we like it or not, our days are full of habits. They can be good habits … or they can be bad habits. Yes - we all have those, too. Some patterns are thought-out, and others come so instinctively…

Leaning Into Our Healer vs. The Healing
Jehovah Rapha. He is the Lord who heals.
When you are in a season of unknowns, a season of pain, where do you look for help? As we are walking a difficult journey, we can become so intently focused on our healing that we forget about…

Power of a Word
The Bible tells us the power of a word in no uncertain terms.
Words According to the Bible
Right out of the Book of Proverbs 18 (v.21), we read:
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will…
