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Feeding Souls
The morning alarm on my phone buzzed at me, and I groaned loudly as I peeled myself off of our couch. I had spent the night downstairs, surrounding myself in a heated blanket (is this really May weather?!) and wrapping our shiatsu massager around my shoulders and neck. Pain kept me mostly awake or almost…
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These Good Gifts
It is dark and windy as I write this, the rain lashes our old farmhouse in torrents. The children curl up in our den with me and we watch the puddles form on the road, waiting for Brian to return from the store. Cooper snuggles close. We are not fearful, just fascinated with how quickly…
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New Chemo… And Other Things
As I sit here, surrounded by utter exhaustion, it occurs to me that bullet points would make this a much easier post to write, but I’m not even sure what or how I would bullet point, so prepare yourselves for yet another tedious and disorganized update. I realized on Sunday when several people asked me…
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Heartbeats of Love
It is late when I hear the tiptoe of little feet, though they are not so little as they once were. I pull my book down to peer over and see her big brown eyes not quite brimming with tears, but I can tell she is close. “I just…” she heaves, trying not to cry,…
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My Rock Star
My Brian is a rock star. Have I mentioned that? The past few days of life for us has been a blur…me trying to care for my husband, watching him fight discouragement as he waited for news on his finger, caring for children, work for both of us, dealing with chemo side effects, helping my…
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A Spring of Joy 