It is day six in our journey through grief and healing after miscarriage. We are so grateful for the many prayers and practical things people have done to help us through and show us God’s love. Among the many sincere expressions of condolence came one special gift. It is a link to a song titled […]
A poem titled “April” by Sara Teasdale has been stuck in my heart for a while now. Evalin and Madelin recently performed a song that was arranged from her poem at a state choir event. Simple as it is, Todd and I (Tami) really loved the poem and so I’d like to share it with […]
Little One Loved. Wanted. We had a place for you in our home. Our hearts had already included you from the moment we discovered you were here. Love has a way of expanding in an instant. We thanked God for you. We prayed for you and blessed you. So why did the knitting together cease […]
NUMBERS – by Jaylin Noel Hair All our lives we are labeled as a number. On the day we are 1 day old. To the day we turn 1 year old. As we grow older with a little more freedom we are still consumed by a number. A number on a test. The numbers that […]
14 years ago, on December 31st 2001, Tami was experiencing some contractions, but nothing too consistent with eminent labor and delivery. We were expecting our third child (our third daughter). Tami had a pretty bad headache all day on the 31st and was feeling pretty tired. She was a bit sad and frustrated that there […]
Why does the Christmas season have to be so stressful? It seems like every year I (Tami) tell myself, “Stop stressing out over it and just start enjoying Christmas more.” I really do love the Christmas season. I love it so much that I begin playing Christmas music on Halloween night and I almost cry […]
A faint voice in the bathroom startles me as I glanced at my reflection in the mirror. She said, “You are very beautiful.” I turn around to see a girl younger than I am with short hair and glasses. She was a bigger girl, and from my opinion, a sad case. Meaning, she could use […]
They say that there are two kinds of people in the world cat lovers and dog lovers. I (Todd) have always been more of a dog loving person. I think cats are creepy and weird. Dogs are always happy to see you. They greet you with tails wagging even if you only left the house to […]
I’m sure you’ve heard them… little cliché’s people offer when they are trying to promote optimism in a clearly troubling situation. Phrases like, “When life gives you lemons make lemonade.” Sometimes there’s an attempt to shift our perspective – “Don’t look at the glass as half empty, instead view it as half full.” Other […]
Our kids love to play outside. One of their favorite places to play is our long black top driveway. They love to create chalk designs and ride their bikes together out there. It’s a fairly long driveway, as driveways go, but it probably seems quite long to our littlest boys who are two, three and four years old. […]