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Parental Wonder
This week has been quiet. The children are on Christmas break. I went into the office Monday morning for a couple hours with Bella to get a couple things I needed to do before taking the whole week off to be with my loves. Bella sat at my desk and colored, chatting with me while…
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The Queen
It was the night after chemo, and my Bear had something creative due the next day that he needed a hand with. Ever since my treatment began last year, I have had a hard time keeping up with life and details and helping the children with their homework. I completely fell apart. “I’m so done.”…
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Every Moment
This past weekend was full of so much wonderful. My Bear and Bella were in our little city Christmas parade. Their school created a lovely “Alice in a Winter Wonderland” float, and Bear and his look-a-like buddy from class loved being Tweedle-Dee and Tweedle-Dum while Bella girl walked next to it as the 10 of…
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The Howl of Advent: A Repost and Update
“It is Advent right now, and this year especially, I’m really thankful for Advent. Advent is about waiting, anticipating, yearning. Advent is the question, the pleading, and Christmas is the answer to that question, the response to the howl. There are moments in this season when I don’t feel a lot like Christmas, but I…
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Eyes on Jesus
Today I went in for my chemo treatment. It had been a quiet three weeks without setting foot in the cancer center. At my last visit we learned the tumor markers had dropped in half, and each week my blood numbers are dropping but not anything drastic. It was enough that she didn’t feel the…
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A Spring of Joy 