A few months ago, Andrew Stoecklein, the senior pastor of Inland Hills Church in Chino, California, committed suicide at age 30, leaving behind his precious wife Kayla, their three young sons, and his mother and two siblings. Prior to his death, he had been struggling with depression and anxiety and had just returned to the... Continue Reading →
so so many gratitudes.
It's Thanksgiving morning and I just woke from a long-ish winter's nap (five or so hours?) and I'm sitting here next to a snoring Wonderpup and we are all wrapped up in our toastys because it's actually cold this morning (I love it when cold holidays actually are - never a sure thing in Alabama,... Continue Reading →
i think i’ll remember this past week as the week that everything changed.
Just this past Halloween - a couple of weeks ago - I shared this picture of myself, standing in my costume, ready to go with Sara and Henry and the rest of our bunch for a little bit: That night, if you had seen me walk, it would have been VERY slow - and I... Continue Reading →
navigating when i really can’t walk. and learning to be speedracer. and amazing jen hatmaker outings. and grace.
First, I don't know how to describe this shuffle and slide and hold on to everything-and-everybody-near-me thing I've got going on right now when I try to "walk" - but my mobility has gone to hell in a handbasket in the past couple of days (not that it was great before - but this is... Continue Reading →
feeling the invisible.
Y'all, it has been a holy hell, beast of a week, with all kinds of new and exciting symptoms manifesting - yay, autoimmune disease - and old foolishness rearing it's ugly head too. All I have for this is "What the Frack?" As it happens, it's also Invisible Illness & Disability Awareness Week - that's... Continue Reading →
a spoonie-get-well week.
It's a medical week here, with more extra doctor's appointments and whatnot and some conditions flaring that haven't in quite some time, in addition to my RA. So today, during the day, I got all of the sleeps. Yesterday, though, Sara and I rode with my husband to see our family, and got to visit... Continue Reading →
18 months – and a good good day. =D
Yesterday was crammed full of All. The. (Good). Things. So much to tell. First, I got a notification that it was my 18 month soberversary: I know I've written often about all things substance abuse and sobriety - but this is different. I was laughing at myself earlier because I used to have a drink... Continue Reading →
good stuff, rough stuff, and onward.
First of all, after yesterday's major issues with our older daughter, wouldn't you know that I logged on for online church this morning and this was today's sermon topic: Here is the link to this wonderful sermon if you want to watch it: https://www.churchofthehighlands.com/media/message/surviving-lifes-worst-moments I so needed it today. As I said yesterday, God's got... Continue Reading →
let my life be a song
Oh, the beauty of the King You make righteous those who seek You have written and redeemed my story Let my eyes see Your kingdom shine all around Let my heart overflow with passion for Your name Let my life be a song, revealing who You are For You are Salt and Light. - Lauren... Continue Reading →
