To Heaven and Back

It didn't come to us as a shock because, thankfully, God had prepared our hearts for the news we would receive today. He was so careful ...

It was one year ago today that I held my 4 year old in a recovery room waiting for him to awake from anesthesia from his first MRI. It was e...

We met with Samuel's neurologist today for the first time. She listened intently to our concerns, asked many questions, went over his MR...

I went to bed last night with a heavy heart.  I questioned whether or not the decision we had made concerning Elias was one I was comfortabl...

Do you ever have times when you just need a pat on the back?  You just need to hear that you are doing a good job and are appreciated for th...

For many sleepless nights, I worried. Like any new parent, every waking minute was spent checking to see if my newborn was breathing. I ca...

Crashing waves. They seem to be all around me. It seems as if my life is caught in a storm, and I am not sure that I will survive it. The...

You ever get stuck? I mean, really stuck. Not in mud or gum or anything disgusting like that, but just emotionally stuck. I had gotten to ...

I had boxes full of Kindergarten supplies, classroom decorations, and crayons. As we packed up my room into cardboard boxes, I felt so empt...