I don't like to talk or write about the bad in my life. We all know the bad is there, and for some reason, I don't want to dwell on it—especially in this space. But today, as I write these words, I feel like I need to level with you. I am in pain. Since… Continue reading Pain
If I thought I could get away with it, I’d totally pitch a book idea based on my recent Google searches. And honestly, I would definitely buy that book. I’d devour every page of it! But then again, I’m also the kind of person who bought a book written by Tori Spelling. At full price.… Continue reading What I Google
Actually, I have had two weddings in barns. At my first wedding, we held our reception inside and outside of a family-owned barn in my home state of Ohio. At my second wedding, the entire ceremony and reception were held in a barn in the suburbs of Chicago. That should be some kind of… Continue reading I Had a Wedding in a Barn Long Before Pinterest
Summer in our home usually starts around the time the kids get out of school. Not when the calendar officially says summer begins. Kind of like how fall doesn’t really start at the end of September, but the moment the girls step onto the bus. The fun of summer gets sucked up in bus… Continue reading Summer So Far – 2014
Since she was about knee high, my oldest daughter has spent a week or so with her dad every summer. At first, she could only go for a few days at a time, and those early trips were hard for her. There were tears and long phone calls home, and they were difficult for me… Continue reading When She Leaves
Photo courtesy of Balee Images. Back in February, I mentioned I was lucky enough to be cast as a reader in the 2014 Listen To Your Mother lineup. Well, the show happened last weekend, and YOU GUYS— I waited a whole week to start writing this post, which is forever for me to get “pen… Continue reading It Was a Good Day
A Grace Full Life 