Yesterday Paul and his siblings had to make the difficult decision of putting his mom in hospice. They considered in-home care but with the amount of pain that she’s in it would be better for her to be in a hospice facility where she can have round-the-clock care. It’s a really nice place and very [...]
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3 Jun
Deja Vu
In 2001, Paul lost his sister Kristi to a brain tumor after an 11-year long battle. As the tumor and its affects began to overtake her brain, her mental and physical abilities began to decline. Paul and his extended family are now forced to watch his mother go through the same thing at a much [...]
27 May
Perspective
A lot of people have mentioned to me that it’s pretty incredible that I uprooted my life to support my husband in moving out to Pennsylvania. This is odd to me because, quite frankly, Paul is my life. Our lives became one almost six years ago. His family is my family. His needs are my [...]
4 Jan
I Carry Your Heart
In my quiet and bible reading time, I came across this passage in Philippians and it is a message that I want to send to my old church family.
Philippians 1:3-11
3I thank my God every time I remember you. 4In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy 5because of your partnership [...]
28 Oct
I am the end of apathy…
We saw this video in church on Sunday. An incredibly impactful message that I can’t even begin to summarize. Paul and I walked out feeling more than just an emotional charge. We left sensing a heavy burden on our hearts that is still as strong at this very moment as it was the moment I [...]
4 Sep
He Speaks!
So, Derek is officially forming words! He’s been saying “Mama” for awhile, and it melts my heart. But, those words also come out of baby babble, so his “mama” sometimes sounds like, “mamamamamamama”. Still awesome. Well, today, Paul showed me something that he had witnessed yesterday. We were playing with Derek this morning and Paul [...]
11 Aug
My Barbaric YAWP!
When I was a kid my family would go to a dinner and a movie every weekend. It was our family time. My dad usually picked the movies. Which, in retrospect, was fine because he usually had pretty good taste in movies. Back in 1989, “Dead Poets Society” was released in the movie theatre and [...]
2 May
Stirring Up
I’m cleaning my kitchen and playing a worship cd that is really speaking to me as of late. These songs have been speaking to me in this place of adjusting to my ever-changing life. All week I have been really seeking to answer the question, “Who am I now that I am a Mom? Who [...]
2 May
Stirring Up
I’m cleaning my kitchen and playing a worship cd that is really speaking to me as of late. These songs have been speaking to me in this place of adjusting to my ever-changing life. All week I have been really seeking to answer the question, “Who am I now that I am a Mom? Who [...]
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