Thankful this Thursday for:forgiveness from a true friend.a one-person wait at the post office today. A true miracle.the book, Experiencing God. What a great read! I need the reminder.photo Christmas cards. I love getting cards during Christmas. I especially love updated family photos.rejections from publishers. They mean I am submitting regularly Continue Reading

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo--Colorado Springs. Me and my kids. Grandma was there too, didn't know if I should post her photo without asking her. She was sitting on a huge frog statue. :)Thanks for visiting on Wordless Wednesday. Join in by posting photos on your blog and adding your link. Continue Reading

Here's my favorite quote from the book Into the Deep. It was as is my misery was being turned into a ministry. By focusing outwardly on the needs of others rather than inwardly on my own pity or grief, I could heal much more quickly and completely. Like steam spewing out of a teakettle, I released my sorrow through the act of caring for others. I Continue Reading

Celebrating my favorite day to blog. Thankful Thursdays. Today I am thankful for:* my sweet kids, Justin and Hannah and our thankful journal time last night.* for the faith and testimony of Robert Rogers in his book, Into the Deep. Call me crazy but I love reading books about deep loss and how people get through it. This book is a hard and yet Continue Reading

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Trying to deal with the reality of yesterday's shootings in Colorado. Once again, rage and evil stalk our land. More lives are cut short without warning. Why? Please explain this to me. I want an answer. And yet the person who committed the crime is dead. His voice is silent. But the memory of his final act echoes and scars people for life. Two Continue Reading