Later this week, our son will walk proudly and confidently across the stage to receive his high school honors diploma. Does he realize the significance of the fact that as he steps up onto the platform he’s just a high school senior, but as he walks off the stage he’s a man who holds the… Continue Reading
Facing Reality: When People Stare
“Shazam! What happened to you? Were you attacked by a bear or something?” Much to our dismay, that was an honest-to-goodness sentence that came out of someone’s mouth one time. How do you even try to respond to that? What makes it worse is that it happened on the first time David had taken his… Continue Reading
5 Ways To Fight For Your Marriage
When life gets swept out from under your feet in an instant and you’re thrown into a whirlwind of craziness, it’s hard to remember to make your marriage a priority. After David’s accident, I became his nurse instead of his wife. Each day was filled with so many responsibilities as I juggled doing the things… Continue Reading
What I Learned as an Anxious Child
Today I’m honored to feature my daughter Samantha as a guest blogger. You’ve heard our story before, but this time Samantha tells it from her point of view. Enjoy! Have you ever worried so much about something that it controlled your life? Have you been so consumed with worry that it affected your health, your… Continue Reading
Why I Couldn’t Walk Through Tragedy Alone
In 2002, David and I decided to pack up our family and our belongings in Southeast Texas and settle down in Indiana, closer to our families. This was an extremely difficult decision because our community of friends and co-workers had come alongside us during the most horrific time in our lives. They had graciously supported… Continue Reading
Changing Your Perspective When Life Changes Plans
Have you ever had travel go bad? Had your best-laid plans gone awry because of detours, car trouble or an airport snafu? During a recent trip to a writers’ conference, we experienced this to the hilt. On the morning of our flight to Austin, we woke up with the looming excitement of big plans. We… Continue Reading
Raising a Grieving Child
When the rug gets tugged out from under your family, whether it’s in the form of illness, injury, or death, comforting your children is one of the most important and most challenging tasks, and many scenarios come into play depending on your particular situation. Nearly 16 years ago, on a hot Southeast Texas afternoon, I… Continue Reading
Writing the Story of Our Lives
Wow! It’s been a whirlwind around the Bowers’ Household since January, but I’m so excited to say that we are officially sending our manuscript to our editor this week! Shazam! This has been a dream for over 15 years and the fact that it’s now becoming a reality is really quite incredible. Part of the reason… Continue Reading
Beating the Prognosis: You May Never Walk Again
We recently returned home from an amazing Spring Break trip with our son and a couple of his good buddies. We went on a Caribbean Cruise to the beautiful islands of St. Thomas and St. Maarten. While I enjoyed many hours of just relaxing in a lounge chair, I must admit that one of the most memorable… Continue Reading
Beautiful: As Told By My Husband
Nothing can be worse for low body image than being on a cruise ship for a week. As I sat, trying to relax in the sun on the back of the boat, reading my Christian fiction book, all I could do was look at the Skinny Minnies running around in their little skimpy bikinis. Ugh…. Continue Reading
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