Dear Family and Friends, I am as amazed as anyone at what God is working in my life and all of you are a huge part of it. I could not end this year without expressing my deepest gratitude for your support over the last 12 months. So many of you Continue Reading
Merry Christmas 2015
Dear family and friends! I really wasn't going to do it. I had convinced myself I deserved a break this year from holiday correspondence. But then all your lovely cards and messages started rolling in. I didn't have time to make cards. No way I Continue Reading
My Cup Runneth Over
My cup runneth over. Well, technically, it’s a jar and I’ve been depositing money in it for over three years hoping to accumulate enough capital to purchase a book. My friend, Leslie published Penny Perspectives: Let Go of Happily Ever After & Continue Reading
Family is…
I wasn’t going to write about this today. I have several other posts lined up and ready to go. Yay me! I was planning on using one of those to get me through this crazy week. But Suzie Eller’s prompt for this week’s #livefree link up “Family is…?” Continue Reading
A Letter to My Younger Self
What do I wish I had known before I did things I said I never would? What do I wish somebody had told me before other people hurt me? What would have been helpful to have learned before life got hard and messy and complicated? Any of these could Continue Reading
I give you my heart…
When I was in my late teens and early 20’s, I gave my heart away more freely than was prudent. Hoping that the boy receiving it would care for it. But as they judged and found me lacking, my heart was returned even more torn and tattered. By Continue Reading


