I have a chronic illness. It has been a big part of my life for nearly fifteen years, and though not as debilitating as many it still has dictated many choices and placed many restrictions on my life. The thought strikes me that as difficult and frightening as this illness had been at times, being […]
Grateful for Sacrifice
I heard the helicopters flying outside my apartment. Peering out the window I counted: One, Two, Three, Four, Five. Were there more through the trees? A few minutes later another one flew overhead. What was going on? It took me a few minutes to remember. Oh right! The funeral. Not long ago there was a […]
Grateful to be Tender
In some ways I always looked at myself with pity. I wasn’t tough as a child, I wasn’t strong emotionally, at least I wasn’t in the way I measured toughness. I was tender. I cried easily. My feelings were easily hurt. Very much in my own head, making friends was hard for me. I tended […]
Seven Things I Wish Someone Had Said To Me When My Baby Was In The NICU
This is a post I’ve considered writing for a long time. It’s been a couple years since my 12 week NICU experience and the following months of feeding tube drama, yet I’ll be honest, some of the wounds still haven’t healed. In truth my daughter had very little going on with her compared to all […]
Hope For Tomorrow
“Hope” is the thing with feathers— That perches in the soul— And sings the tune without the words— And never stops—at all— And sweetest—in the Gale—is heard— And sore must be the storm— That could abash the little Bird That kept so many warm— I’ve heard it in the chillest land— And on the strangest […]
Rest In Him
We are broke. And I’m not just talking treading water broke, I’m talking under water, drowning, not even gasping for air because there isn’t any air, broke. Our bills this week amount to about three times the size of our paycheck. And that is after getting help for rent and food and scrimping and cutting […]
Let Yourself Be
Have you ever felt you needed to reclaim who you are? Like life, both the good and the bad, slowly eroded your core over time and something was lost in the tides? I feel like that often. In fact one of the things that this blog has been for me is an outlet to reclaim […]
Finding the Secret Place
Do you know your secret place? The secret place deep inside yourself? Some people don’t even want to look in this place. They want to bury it. It holds pain and anger and things of which they would rather forget. There secret place does not hold peace. So they fill themselves with distraction. Fill their […]
Step out and Shine!
Did you know that one of the hardest things to learn to do in a voice class is to simply let your voice be heard? Some people don’t have a problem projecting, but others, even with beautiful voices, will constantly be pulling their voices back, as if they are afraid of the power of their own […]
Chaseing Life
Let me share a Facebook status from my page on my birthday with you: You know what? I hope I am always proud of my age. I never want to hide it. I want to be just as excited at turning 49 as I am 29. I want to feel just as blessed at 55 […]