At least once a day, over social media or in direct email, I am asked how I faced the grief and devastation left by my daughter's death as well as other disappointments in my life, and still found a way to laugh. When I was brainstorming the next topic for a webinar, this question popped into my ... View Post

30 years...10,950 days...15,768,000 minutes... is but a blink of an eye in God's eternal economy. Today Jerry and I celebrate thirty years of marriage. I look back on the road we have traveled which has included two beautiful children, one of whom had significant special needs, military service ... View Post

“Mirror, Mirror on the wall…who’s the fairest of them all.” + “Not me” said I hanging my head in shame. “It’s never going to be me.” + I sigh as I see all the ugly…the double chin, the large upper arms, the marshmallow middle and the size 22w t-shirt that feels too tight after seconds at ... View Post

I spend a lot of time inside my head as daydreamers do. 💛 Some days it’s a bright and happy place filled with joy and great expectation for the things to come. 💛 Other days there is worry or confusion over the next step to take, failure lurking behind my indecisiveness. ... View Post

Welcome to a new feature on the blog. Every Thursday I will be sharing the recipe for a Tasty Bite. When I first started blogging almost eleven years ago now, I shared recipes all the time. Courtney was still alive and baking was a huge stress relief for me. My kitchen is still my happy place these ... View Post

Let's talk about body shaming for a moment shall we? Y'all have been with me here for almost eleven years. You have seen me hit my highest weight and then lose a good sixty pounds. Remember my famous East German Swimmer Arms post? Even in grief I found a way to laugh about my least favorite parts ... View Post