And today the fog lifted and I recognized the truth: I am in pain and grief and struggle because right now it looks like all we have is what we had and there won’t be anymore new. Since our ICU experience my body has felt as if it is being chased by a saber tooth … More July 17, 2025
Happy Easter my sweet friends! There are so many aspects of this season that I just love. Starting with Lent. Is there a better set of stories to remind us that Jesus came to be fully human and surrounded himself with a crazy bunch of them? If you have wondered if and where you belong … More We are a People of Easter
A very distinct childhood memory is of driving home all together in the family car, in the evenings, listening to 97.1 soft rock from 70s, 80s, 90s and today. It is so vivid I can close my eyes and get back there instantly. Some of us asleep, but I was always leaning on the window … More Driving through the Decades
I snapped the below picture last week on a walk. It was so pretty and also reminded me all the different seasons I walked this neighborhood path. This view has been seen in spring, summer, fall and winter… and also with a newborn, with my parents, with my sister and her little baby (who is … More #BessetteDaily
One of our family stories (details may vary based on who tells the story and the number of years the story was shared) Ganmommy asked her nun teacher “what will Heaven will be like?” The nun responded “it will be your favorite things.” Ganmommy thought in her little innocent child perspective and responded with “You … More Heaven through the Eyes of a Child
Happy happy birthday to my brother Sawyer! It’s August which means it time to celebrate you and that is just what I wanted to do on the blog! Sawyer, one of the things I admire about you most is how much you look forward to something. Whether it’s a simple afternoon ice cream stop with … More Happy happy Birthday Sawyer!
Dear Shannon, this story starts when I am very young and learn the power of possibility. … More Dear Shannon Letter 1
“If you want something to be different than it ever has been before….. you have to do something different than you have ever done before.” “The things you have now are the things you had at one point prayed for…..” Or something like that…. These two quotes crossed my path a few Mondays age and … More Gotta Look At It Different
Happy happy birthday to Grant!! I am a little late to his June 27th celebration…. But regardless SUMMER we celebrate YOU and I wanted to do just that on the blog! Grant, one of the things I admire most about you is the way you recognize the little idiosyncrasies in a person or the details … More Happy Birthday Grant !
We are moving and facing a lot of truth …. Today processing a little of that on the blog. … More The Day I Stopped Swimming
Have A Little Faith in We 