Tag: Hope
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Hope After Easter
I woke up on the Saturday before Easter feeling heavy. The past week has been incredibly hard. Between my own hurting heart, and the hurting around me, I just felt physically and spiritually tired. The day between Good Friday and Easter Sunday is known as Holy Saturday. It’s the day that sits between Jesus dying and the…
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Why Me…
I haven’t posted a new blog in two weeks, however I have opened my computer, and started to draft something at least 400 times. My mind has been all over the place and each time I try to share those thoughts, nothing seems to make sense. So, I delete my thoughts and move on to…
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The Corner that Couldn’t Winter
In March 2010, Dan and I bought our first house in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. We were so excited to own a home we could put our mark on. We had big dreams of what that house would be and quickly started dreaming of LOTS of projects. When we bought the house, the yard was…
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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…
Lil Bit of Glimmer 