You have probably seen posts on Facebook recently about National Daughters Day. I'm not convinced this is a real holiday, but its sweet and I like seeing people give a shout out to their kids publicly. I think the world needs a little more of that these days. The posts got me thinking though about... Continue Reading →

So the last time I posted a blog it was in November about our journey with struggling to get pregnant. It blows my mind that today, a January post, I am sitting at the beach with a 12 week pregnancy belly starting to poke out! Two days ago I got to hear my baby's heartbeat... Continue Reading →

Unexplained infertility.  If you have never heard the term it essentially means “it’s been over a year, you aren’t pregnant, and we can’t tell you why.” The doctor said those words to me 7 months ago, and if I think about it too much, I still feel like I want to vomit. J and I... Continue Reading →

A few months ago I had a dream that Jesus and I were walking and we were holding hands. We did some things in the dream, but the most significant part I remember is we held hands the entire time. When I woke up I started praying about what He wanted to show me. The... Continue Reading →

“You will lose someone you can’t live without, and your heart will be badly broken, and the bad news is that you never completely get over the loss of your beloved. But this is also the good news. They live forever in your broken heart that doesn’t seal back up. And you come through. It’s... Continue Reading →

Saturday J and I were visiting my parents. I was going shopping with my sister-in-law and J was going to go back to my parents and do homework. Well we got a call from my dad that said 2 of the cows he has got out of the fence and now were in someone's backyard.... Continue Reading →

"Shepherd," she shrieked, "Shepherd! Shepherd! Help me! Where are you? Don't leave me!" Next instant she was clinging to him, trembling from head to foot, and sobbing over and over again, "You may do anything, Shepherd. You may ask me anything - only don't let me turn back. O my Lord, don't let me leave... Continue Reading →

Find an inspirational quote and write what it means to you. That was my writing prompt for today. I'm trying to write more, so I'm using daily prompts. I know. There is grace for this. So, I went to Pinterest, because where else does one find inspirational quotes, and the first one listed was it.... Continue Reading →

It's pretty muggy outside today. It will probably rain later. I'm listening to a Spotify playlist called "Disney Hits" because this day needs a little light. I'm on my second cup of coffee because sleep seems to be evading me these days. I have found myself in this odd place where the hum of anxiety... Continue Reading →

I've been meaning to write this post for about 12 days, but life just was not cooperating with that. I'm sure you know what that's like. 2019 is turning out to be a year full of happenings. I decided at the end of last year that I was not going to waste time in 2019.... Continue Reading →