Driving along a stretch of highway in Marbella Spain you can look to one side of the highway and see mountains. Endless appearing rock-like mountains with deep crevices fill the skyline and mesmerize you with their beauty. When you look to the other side of the highway you can see the Mediterranean Sea. The water…

Have you ever felt completely exhausted? Drained mentally and physically? I am in that place right now. Endless thoughts racing as pain continues to build and occupy my mind. Worries that fill my heart … leaving behind deep aches. Wounds so raw I’m not sure how and when I will rebound? All of this has…

Walk With Me. I am down deep in the trenches. The trenches of grief.  Losing my child is a grief like no other, creating world that most people can not relate to, and making it a journey that is challenging to support. It’s life-long journey – a membership I can’t relinquish. There is no way…

Today marks the last day of 2015! When I reflect on the year 2015 … I just cringe. This reflecting sends a piercing twinge of pain right into the very core of my being. 2015 … the year that has left infinite scars from the wounds that have penetrated deep down and left my grieving…

One early morning I caught a glimpse of the rising sun making a shadow appearance as it reflected off the brick house next door. A tiny glimmer. There I was standing in the laundry room – feeling very routine with the task at hand. Sort the clothes, fill the machine, select the cycle, add the…

With the weight of the world pressing down hard, expressing gratitude for many people during the Thanksgiving season can be difficult. Gratitude often comes with an exception, or is overshadowed by pain and brokenness. Many people say, “I am thankful for____, but…” My story is no different. Last year at this time I was in…

I was recently driving down a two lane road not far from my house. The sky was a vibrant blue and soft-fluffy-white-billowy-clouds filled in the space all around. The sun, and all it’s glory, was shining so brightly within as it peeked its way in between the clouds. Truly picturesque! And…it didn’t end there. Each…

This will be the most difficult post I write. Many of my followers and all of my dear friends and family know why I have such a love for daisies. But, for the ones who may not know, I’d like to share with you a little about my story. The reason I love daisies. There…

Several months ago there was a high school basketball game where a young boy played the game with real heart. His teammates were rallying around him and supporting him as they continued over-and-over to pass him the ball. They knew he needed to dominate and channel his emotions as he went up and down that court.…