Oct 7, 2018 | faith, inspiration, Loss, Relationship Clutter
I lost my dad this past week, and while he was 92, it was too soon. You may be familiar with some of his story from previous posts (here and here)… but I wanted to share what I said about him during his memorial service, which we called, ‘A Celebration of...
Aug 24, 2018 | faith, inspiration, Uncategorized
We didn’t see it coming. It was early Saturday morning and I was headed to the beach with Wendy and Kellie. I pulled into the gas station to quickly fuel up before driving down the hill to where we would do our favorite Saturday routine of jogging two miles, followed...
Aug 9, 2018 | faith, inspiration, Relationship Clutter, Teens, Uncategorized, Young Adults
HOW do you release your young adult kids to grow up into the people God designed them to be? HOW do you allow them to launch without controlling their every move? Is it just me and my anxiety-driven, Enneagram 6- catastrophizing mindset that is struggling with this?...
May 31, 2018 | Clutter, faith, Relationship Clutter, Teens, Young Adults
Cory’s senior year, aka… the LONGEST year of my life, has simply flown by. I know, I know. That’s an oxymoron, but it’s TRUE. And I know I’m not alone in feeling this way, as every mom would agree. The days are long, but the years are short. Cory and I have been...
May 10, 2018 | faith, inspiration
My mom was beautiful— graceful, classy in a down-to-earth sort of way. She was quiet, sometimes distant… holding in so many childhood wounds. She passed away at age 46 after a weary battle with cancer. I’ll never forget the day she called me into the...
Apr 26, 2018 | faith, inspiration
It was a moment marked by joy and tragedy, a realization of the impact of loss. My closest friend was walking in the door of the church as a recording of another friend’s beautiful voice filled the building. I had not seen my approaching friend in almost 7 years, (you...
