[pinit] Today, I celebrate 16 years of marriage to this amazing and handsome man. Oh the adventures we’ve had. From Michigan to Florida and back. Two fun kiddos, one scary birth. Health scares. Depression. Anxiety. This writing life. We were so young when we said “I do.” We had no idea that what we were […]
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Community begins at home
The snow crunched under my feet. I paused outside the heavy glass doors. The playground was eerily quiet, the lull before the storm of five to seven-year-olds about to invade. Slices of bread hung by yarn on a tree, flapping in the wind, awaiting hungry birds. I took a deep breath of the frigid, fresh […]
Circle of Friends Radio
*Update – Today’s radio interview is now at the bottom of this post. Several weeks ago I had the privilege of recording several radio interviews with Circle of Friends Ministries in Ohio. We had a wonderful time in the studio getting to know each other and sharing our hearts. Yesterday, an interview with me and […]
Young Love Letters – Part 30, the finale!
Links for the entire series here! The surprises kept coming that day. I had contacted my dear old high school buddy Tony about possibly playing the piano for our ceremony, but he wasn’t going to be in town that weekend. The morning of the wedding, we were in for a surprise when word came in […]
Young Love Letters – Part 29
Miss some of the series? Get caught up here! *This is part 1 of the series finale – the wedding! I think there’s only one more post left! The day of our wedding dawned clear and sunny. We had a 2 p.m. wedding planned – strategically so we wouldn’t have to provide a meal! Ked […]
Young Love Letters – Part 28
Miss a few? Get caught up here! Somehow I managed to focus on finishing the semester before heading home for a whirlwind couple months of wedding planning. I was never one of those girls who dreamt about my wedding day and cut out pictures and had all the details planned out years in advance. In […]