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From Death to Life…

Jesus + Therapy + Finding friends in the same boat + Cutting off dead branches + Protecting my environment + Fighting for community + Worship and the Word = My Recipe for a Restored Life! What was I coming back from? In my late 20s I suffered significant losses: loss of my marriage, my identity,Continue reading “From Death to Life…”

Bye Bye Baby

When is the last time you reached a personal milestone for something you had always hoped would happen in your life? Maybe that was landing your dream job or maybe even quitting a job, graduating college, buying your first car or home, or getting your first pet. If you had a baby you know manyContinue reading “Bye Bye Baby”

When Everyone Else Has Their Hearts’ Desires

Have you ever had thoughts like these? It’s like round-table for me these last few years. Six years ago I entered this “Christian Singles Scene” which was overflowing with normal looking/sounding single people. Coming from a very “coupled-up” world my mind was opened way up. Where did all of these single people come from?! WhyContinue reading “When Everyone Else Has Their Hearts’ Desires”

My 2 and 1/2 Year “Quarantine”

It’s basically Groundhog Day over here, EVERY DAY for the last 2.5 years since my boys arrived. I went from a single-with-no-kids life (I call this “SWaNK”) filled with dancing, nice dinners, parties, and all the freedoms a girl could ever want to one with a baby and a toddler where I’ve been isolated inContinue reading “My 2 and 1/2 Year “Quarantine””

ONE YEAR is Here!

The last time I wrote those exact words above it was our One Year of being in foster care. I threw a party to celebrate not only my survival of an ENTIRE YEAR but it doubled as a farewell party since the boys would be moving to an adoptive family soon. Obviously that never happened.Continue reading “ONE YEAR is Here!”

Why Did I Start a Blog?

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. A few months ago I was sowing into a new friend who had just ended a long-term relationship with a man who she thought was going to be her husband. All to familiar with this situation I started sending her uplifting prayers, sharing my bookContinue reading “Why Did I Start a Blog?”