Without going into too much detail I will just say that my life was turned upside down in many ways over the last few years. Through it all I had a choice to make: sink or swim. There wasn’t an opportunity to consider another option, I was tossed out of the boat and had to … Continue reading Fair Weather Follower?
Life Story
Accounting for the Son
“The heart of a man plans his way, but the LORD establishes his steps.” Proverbs 16:9 This past year I was able to plan for and purchase a new metal roof. It is a project I have been hoping to have done to my house for many years and for many reasons. We live in … Continue reading Accounting for the Son
Downcast Part 1
"I remember my affliction and my wandering, the bitterness and the gall. I well remember them, and my soul is downcast within me. Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope; Because of the LORD'S great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great … Continue reading Downcast Part 1
Surgery Part 2
I woke up in recovery feeling like I had taken a pretty good nap. The nurses and anesthesiologist were right. They did take good care of me and I didn't remember or feel a single thing. Thank God. I looked up at the male nurse caring for me and asked for my husband. He offered … Continue reading Surgery Part 2
Surgery Part 1
5:10 am my alarm went off. Worst. Alarm. Ever. We slowly stumbled around the house trying not to wake Taylor while getting ready for the hospital. It is next to impossible to not wake our daughter, and of course it didn't fail this time either. I am glad she was up because her good morning kiss and hug made … Continue reading Surgery Part 1
ER Visit
Before I could even finish the blog posts about the initial surgery and hospital stay experience we found ourselves in the ER with complications from the surgery. I began to have some excessive clotting which turned into an emergency pretty quickly. It was one of the more traumatic things I have had to experience my … Continue reading ER Visit
12 Weeks of Joy
As I sit here at my laptop my mind is racing with a thousand different thoughts. Happy and sad ones, angry ones, grateful and thankful ones, all at the same time. It's like a little mini lunch hall inside my head with voices shouting over one another in order to be heard by anyone who will listen. Just when … Continue reading 12 Weeks of Joy
