Category: Grace
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The Best Birthday I Didn’t Want to Have
Yesterday I turned 32. However, it wasn’t without protest. All of my life I have LOVED my birthday. I have always loved the idea of being a princess for a day. Give me a crown and a coffee and take me on an adventure! I love gifts and quality time, so my birthday has always…
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Hope When It Hurts
I have always loved Christmas, however the first Christmas after losing our first baby was incredibly difficult. We lost Trudy in July 2013, and by December I was a wreck. I was in a very dark place, but I wasn’t dealing with it. My heart hurt deep, but I didn’t feel like I could show…
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Never Forgotten
This past weekend, I was honored to speak at a Women’s Christmas Luncheon at Westside Assembly of God. I grew up at Westside, so it felt a little like going home. It was so good to see so many faces that I haven’t seen in years. I shared a bit about our journey with delayed fertility…
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Kid’s List
Thanksgiving has always been one of my favorite holidays. Food, family and football… what can go wrong!? In recent years, after we eat, we have sat down as a family and reflected over the past year. After a little reflection, each of us takes a turn listing all the things we are thankful for from the past year. In…
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It’s My Choice
Anxiety is something I have battled for a long time. I find that when I start to get anxious about one thing, my anxious thoughts breed anxious thoughts. For example, recently Dan and I were packing to leave for a quick weekend trip. As I packed, I started worrying that I hadn’t packed enough clothes. Then I started worrying about leaving our cats.…
Lil Bit of Glimmer 