I can always feel it coming. Even before I recognize the month or day my heart knows. It is not exactly grief, more of a solemn, respectful remembrance. A heaviness like a shroud descends over my heart, which turns inward…into to the place where life is sacred and the loss of it brings an unbearable … Continue reading September 11th
Elizabeth’s Shindig
When my friend Elizabeth Taylor Goad went to the doctor for back pain May of 2012 she never dreamed she’d be planning an Ovarian Cancer Shindig for her community just a year and half later. In fact, she had no idea that her symptoms were in any way related to ovarian cancer. She had been … Continue reading Elizabeth’s Shindig
Being Organized is Overrated
Being organized is overrated. For years I have been beating myself up because I have drawers and boxes full of pictures of my kids that have never made it into scrapbooks. I had good intentions really I did, but I also had four kids in six years, and so scrapbooking wasn’t on the top of … Continue reading Being Organized is Overrated
Burden Lifted
This blog is a continuation in a series I am writing about my husband’s brain injury. If you wish to read the story in order, go back in my archives and find Begin at the Beginning…all the ones in the category brain injury tell my story. Some are longer than others…they come in chunks of … Continue reading Burden Lifted
Recognition
On day two, we were met in the hallway by the plastic surgeon, who asked what kind of vehicle Bill had been driving. I thought it an odd question but I told him a Toyota van…the kind with no front because the engine is under the seat. He got a quizzical look on his face … Continue reading Recognition
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World Race Parents
I think one of the best things about being a World Race parent is the expectancy of hearing about squad/ team activities at the end of each month. When the squads are on the move the pictures start posting, and the blogs begin. It is then I get to see all that has taken place … Continue reading World Race Parents
I Gracefully Accept…
First I would like to thank all my friends who have supported, encouraged, and never given up on me. Your faith in me has kept me going on days where it would have been easier to quit. I would not be standing here without you. To my family, you have made me who I am. … Continue reading I Gracefully Accept…
The Story Behind the Story
There is always a story behind the story. Always. My story is no different. In fact, I believe the back story is at the root of why God asked me to write it all down in the first place. (If you haven’t been following my story, go back to my blog Begin at the Beginning.) … Continue reading The Story Behind the Story
Sourwood, Golden Rod, and Super Jeep
I was driving down a country road today when I saw Sourwood tree that was RED, and I saw golden rod in full bloom! You know what that means? Fall. Then I hiked and saw leaves changing color and falling to the forest floor. Am I dreaming? I hope not…an early fall would suit me … Continue reading Sourwood, Golden Rod, and Super Jeep
Michelle's Mosaic 