Some days I’d like to be able to pull the covers over my head and sleep away the day. In this case…sleep away many days! I’ve been hit with several dates and painful reminders all in a row this past week. Starting with the anniversary of this ugly journey, the surgery, and the date of finding…

The warmer temperatures this time of year means I can sit outside on my patio and soak up that oh-so-good warmth. Soak up the serene environment that surrounds my house and turn off this fast-paced-world for just a little while. Sitting outside surrounded by God’s beauty where I can close my eyes to the world and fill up with raw nature. A…

There are some moments that sting more than others. Watching my husband grieve is hard. Men are designed to be strong and along with that comes their desire to ward off anything that comes in harms way of those they love. Including grief. With all eyes constantly on him, his own pain is often held…

Many of my loved ones have tried to ‘tap’ into my world. Tap into my ‘grief world’.  Grieving is something we all have to face at some point in our lives, but losing your child is something that most cannot relate to.  It leaves those who have not experienced this type of loss with a sense…

Ummm, ok so this post is really random and a way lot different than some of my previous posts! Way lot? Did I just say way lot?… is that even proper grammar? Probably not?! Anyway, I don’t really know why I am writing about this? Other than the fact that I guess I want people to know that…

Last week marked the end of another school year in my community. I’m guessing for miles the ‘woo-hoos’ from kids, teachers and bus drivers (and maybe some parents) could be heard. Ahhh….summer! The time of year for a break from homework, a break from schedules and after school activities. A break from alarm clocks and…

My parents grew up in a small town in the mountains of West Virginia. A town filled with lovin’ country folk and roads that twist and turn through the mountains. ‘These roads… ‘hollers’ they call ‘em, surround this place my parents call ‘home’. After my parents married they moved about 8 hours north to the…

Breathe. Just Breathe. Inhale. Exhale. Just Breathe. Ever become so overwhelmed you feel as though you will suffocate?  Maybe the pain, the heartache, is so excruciating you can’t seem to feel at all. You don’t know how to feel anything so you hold your breath and pray it will soon pass. Then, you somehow muster…

 Did you ever just long for something? Really long for something until it becomes all you can think about? Of course you have! We all have that one thing (or multiple things) at least once in our life we just can’t let go of. That one thing that occupies just about every thought we have until…

People are always asking me where I find my strength. “How is that you are so strong”? they ask. I always love to give them my answer. “My strength comes from God”. HE is my strength. Without Him, this difficult cancer journey, life’s trials and these raging storms would destroy me. Having a relationship with…