Ok. So back in January, I shared with you that I was choosing a scripture to focus on this year instead of making a resolution that I’d end up breaking in a matter of days. I decided to focus on being more intentional about being grateful. My verse for 2016 is 1 Thessalonians 5:18,… Continue Reading
Why Gratitude Should Be at the Top of Your List Today
I’d like to think that I’m pretty good at showing my gratitude on a daily basis, but boy, when I stop and really reflect on all the blessings in my life, I have fallen short on being very intentional about showing my true appreciation to some people. Thankfulness and gratitude defined: Thankfulness: thank·ful (thăngk′fəl) adj. 1…. Continue Reading
Pray for David’s Dad
I remember the very first time I met David’s Dad, Keith. David and I had been dating for a few months. His family was living in Indiana so I hadn’t gotten the chance to meet them yet. Dave had big plans to go on a fishing trip with his dad to the Canadian wilderness, so… Continue Reading
Miracles in Progress: Sue’s Story
I was lying in a hospital bed looking out the window, watching the world go on around me. Everyone and everything seemed to be moving, except me. I was trapped inside a severely burned body and my backbone had been shattered. The pain was like no other in this world. I now understand the term “racked with pain” as… Continue Reading
The Full Update On Our Chicago Check-Up
You might have seen that David and I went back to Chicago a couple of weeks ago for his six month check-up with his oncologist. I wanted to give you an update. About a year and a half ago, David was diagnosed with squamous cell cancer on his right calf. He underwent a major surgery… Continue Reading
Sharing Our Story: Video
Today we want to share the full interview we did recently with the Hastings news. We were honored to get to share our story in this way, and hope you find encouragement and joy in this video!
5 Truths For A New Mom
I started this blog several weeks ago, before we found out that our daughter, Samantha and her husband, Rudy, are expecting their first child. We’re so excited to be grandparents! So, when I took another look at this blog before publishing it, my heart is tugged in a little different way, knowing that our baby… Continue Reading
The Day I Made My Bucket List
Several years ago I was experiencing excruciating pain and fatigue. I remember standing in our kitchen weeping when I should have been preparing dinner but my arms and hands hurt so badly that the mere thought of prepping food made my head spin. Not too long after that, I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and… Continue Reading
Why We’re In Chicago: Prayers Welcome
Most people make plans to travel south in the winter months, but this week David and I will be travelling north and spending some time in the Windy City. For the past year and a half, we’ve needed to make the trek to Chicago every six months. And as wonderful as that city is, we… Continue Reading
Why This Was Our Last Family Vacation (For a While)
Our family just spent an amazing week in the tropical paradise of the Turks & Caicos Islands. We left the freezing temperatures of the Midwest and basked in eighty-five degrees every day, with crisp blue skies and bright turquoise waters that appear on postcards. We escaped the crazy rat race of a very busy schedule… Continue Reading
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