Be Still & God
January 9, 2021
My word of the year always has a meaning for my faith journey and relationship with God. So today is about what be still means for God. … More Be Still & God
Tag: Faith
2021: Be Still
January 5, 2021
My word for 2021 is “Be Still” and today I share on the blog a little about how I selected it… or maybe better, it selected me! … More 2021: Be Still
Glory to the New Born King…. in All It’s Unexpected
December 25, 2020
Would you look for the Savior of the world as a teeny little baby laying in a barn?? Unexpected is sort of God’s specialty and a few things I learned about the story of Mary and Jesus’ life this year really has reminded me that His ways are not our own ….. unexpected is exactly where we find God working! … More Glory to the New Born King…. in All It’s Unexpected
The Tricky Part of Joy
December 23, 2020
This time of year the word Joy is seen often… but it is not just about happiness for the season. Joy is happiness in all circumstances, so “Joy to the World” is not because it is all happy… it is that Jesus is joy that came to a broken world full of mess…. it can exist in joy thanks to Him. My word of 2020 was joy and it is given me one more chance to try and choose it in the MESS of our Christmas. … More The Tricky Part of Joy
Unexpected Blessing
December 23, 2020
It was Thanksgiving 2018 and Danny and I were trading in the normal Heppes Thanksgiving for hockey holiday going to a tournament in Pittsburg where we would stay with some of our favorite friends. My family was trading in normal holiday in Haley court for a mountain retreat. As it turns out we spent Thanksgiving … More Unexpected Blessing
Our Lady of the Rosary
December 20, 2020
Do you ever feel so dang gone lost or overwhelmed or buried that you don’t know where to start? Do you ever feel like the path forward is really hidden? Do you ever feel those anxious thoughts that make your throat tight or your breath constructed or your whole body just tired – even when … More Our Lady of the Rosary
Thanksgiving Week
November 21, 2020
Happy Thanksgiving Week friends! This Thursday we will celebrate Thanksgiving 2020…. the holiday for gratitude in a year that has been interesting for us all! But they say gratitude can change your mood, alter your outlook, and literally lift your spirit! You just have to be dedicated to seeking it, consistent with practicing it, and … More Thanksgiving Week
God Saves…. just not in the way we think….
November 15, 2020
2020 was set to be “the year” and it could not have been more different than I thought …. And I could not have been more angered, hurting, lost than ever before…. but as it turns out right in the middle of the mess, God pulled me to Him and it’s going to be a journey with him but healing is possible. This is how I’m returning to the blog: in the middle of the healing. … More God Saves…. just not in the way we think….
Possible in the Impossible
June 16, 2020
Our little family’s welcome of Shannon and my maternity leave has included some pretty intense events: global pandemic and civil unrest – we also threw in a double lung transplant – and it has been unusual. My heart has felt such surges of highs and lows. Life altering events that have proved challenging but also … More Possible in the Impossible
Is Your Daughter’s Name Shannon?
June 2, 2020
Two Friday’s ago I was waiting an update on Danny’s tracheotomy procedure. It had been decided that since the lungs looked good and working well, it was Dan’s ability to use them that was causing some dip in oxygen level, a trach would help him be consistent with breathing. Plus it would allow the removal … More Is Your Daughter’s Name Shannon?
Have A Little Faith in We 