Practicing Gratitude. Celebrating Life.
Hard to believe, but after almost 10 years, my husband would like to marry me—AGAIN. Does this mean he will sweep me away on a boat to the Caribbean and propose (again) over fresh caught lobster with the boat Captain and his 3-person crew serenading us in the moonlight? Will I get another engagement ring? […]
Lately I’ve been reflecting on the fact that I don’t often take the time to reflect on my life. I’m far too busy with my endless To Do Lists and projects. Far too busy trying to accomplish, to reflect on what I have already accomplished. So here’s my list: I’ve survived childhood sexual abuse. I’ve […]
The internet has been buzzing in the last 24 hours with news of Abby Sunderland, the 16-year old girl attempting to break a world record by being the first 16-year old to sail around the world solo and unassisted, because at that time she was missing and feared dead. Many questioned what sort of parent […]
Hard as it may be for the average person to believe, my fantasy was always to drive a “church bus” filled with children. Not an actual bus owned and operated by a church—but what people often refer to as a church bus, the large passenger van. With kids close in age and car seats getting […]
After much prayer, discussion and many prayer requests we have made an appointment with our church to discuss adoption, foster care, mentoring and foster care adoption. I don’t know where our journey will eventually take us, because I’m open to the idea that it might not take us where we think it will. We desperately […]