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  • Extra Blessings

    I know, I know, that ever since my diagnosis I have been talking about all the blessings we have been blessed with as we see the hand of the Lord in our story. But when they are so apparent, I… Continue reading

    Extra Blessings
  • An Amazing Visit

    One of the things that has blown me away as I have been going through all of these cancer and health adventures, have been the amount of people who are willing to drop everything and come out and spend time… Continue reading

    An Amazing Visit
  • The Hardest and the Best

    One of the best things of the past few weeks, has been going for my morning walks. As soon as I started feeling stable enough after my brain surgery to walk, I have been having either Lily or Derek take… Continue reading

    The Hardest and the Best
  • Little Bits of Life

    In all the fog and bizarreness of our lives right now, things are continuing to move along – things like school for Arthur, work for Kevin, service assignments for Derek, Lily being home, and so much more. Although I am… Continue reading

    Little Bits of Life
  • The End of August – The Month that Disappeared

    I am not quite sure but happened to the month of August, and it probably has to do with starting things out with emergency brain surgery at the end of July, but it seriously felt like the month that disappeared… Continue reading

  • Lifted from the Heavy

    Not gonna lie, it’s only Wednesday and it’s been a pretty heavy week. On Monday I had my surgery to insert my port for chemo. It was an outpatient surgery, and relatively simple, but Kevin and I were both still… Continue reading

    Lifted from the Heavy
  • Miracles Do Not Make Life Easy . . .

    “But miracles do not make life easy. Most often, miracles just make the next step possible.” – “A Girl Called Samson” by Amy Harmon. Next week, things are about to get very real as I move toward both my radiation… Continue reading

    Miracles Do Not Make Life Easy . . .
  • An Unexpected Health Adventure

    Emergency brain surgery was never in the plans or on my radar, but on Monday morning, that is what happened. A few months ago I began having strange symptoms. I would forget words, lose my thoughts, or say something totally… Continue reading

    An Unexpected Health Adventure
  • New England Adventure: The Kevins’ Golfing Feat

    When we first started planning our trip to New England, one of Kevin’s major draws was that he add six more states to his goal of playing in all 50 states.  He planned, he planned, and planned some more, and… Continue reading

    New England Adventure: The Kevins’ Golfing Feat