My Journey

A Little Boy’s Heart

August 29, 2018 // 6 Comments

And as I sat in Cheever’s Cafe, listening to this precious story from the man who has captured my heart, I realized again why he is so special. His heart is enormous. His kindness is constant, and his willingness to serve others and do all he can to make someone’s life better was so evident as I watched his eyes tell the story of his daily walk past Cheever’s, flowers in hand to make his Mama smile. [...]

My Journey: Mother’s Day Without Her

May 11, 2017 // 3 Comments

As most everyone who has lost a loved one can attest, the first year is brutal. There are so many firsts. I'm not sure I believe that "time heals all wounds." [...]

My Journey: Through the Summer that Wasn’t

October 31, 2016 // 4 Comments

As we listened intently to my step-dad’s trauma-filled words, we knew this was a life-changing event, and within one hour, my sister Gloria, my brother (in-law) David and I were on the road headed to Muncie, Indiana. [...]

Jeff: From My Dad’s View

October 12, 2016 // 3 Comments

The words below took my breath away as I found the old folded paper, handwritten in pencil by my dad, sharing his heart in a way I had never heard from him before. [...]

My Journey: Through Sterotactic

August 22, 2016 // 1 Comment

The waters are deep, dark and scary when life crumbles and dreams are shattered. Watching someone you love suffer, knowing you have no control, is a place I never want to visit again. [...]

Our Journey to Foster Care; Part 1

August 15, 2016 // 0 Comments

As Christ followers who care deeply about children and want to make a real difference in the lives of kids in the foster care system, we knew that giving our old clothes to the donation center was never going to be enough [...]

My Journey: Through Hurricane Irene

August 8, 2016 // 0 Comments

With dawn we assumed the storm would have blown through, since that’s what most hurricanes do. Not Irene! [...]

My Journey: Into Homeschooling

June 8, 2016 // 0 Comments

And I might have sighed longingly as my neighbor loaded her littles onto that yellow school bus. It was THAT kind of day. [...]

My Journey: with Down Syndrome

April 27, 2016 // 0 Comments

Oh, but my Karis! She is wicked smart and mischievous just like her peers. She pretends to cook me dinner or wants me to play princess with her, just like her sisters did. [...]

My Journey: Through OCD

April 5, 2016 // 0 Comments

These days everyone thinks they have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) because they see it on television. Somebody is a neat freak, so obviously they must have OCD. For someone who has struggled with OCD for 29 years, it is sad for me to see. [...]