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…

I have always had this unsettling feeling with time. There never seems to be enough hours in the day to accomplish all that I have to do. I’m guessing that most everyone feels the same way? Why? Why do we over extend our schedules to a point where we don’t know if we are coming or…

Today marks the one year anniversary of my baby girl’s surgery to remove her brain tumor.  Right now…my heart is heavy as I reflect on the deep pain I felt that day. But, I also feel such peace and joy and happiness for reaching this ‘one year milestone’!  This peace, this joy… it covers my…

It’s been a few weeks since my last post Jesus Take the Wheel. I shared with you about the terrible accident my son was in. Life has been hectic to say the least since then. It has been filled with an array of emotions, which leave me feeling both mentally and physically exhausted. This past year,…