He sings most nights. People find it cute that my youngest lulls himself to sleep with song. But I know those melodies are God reminding me, “Enjoy this one and remember what I did for you.” Years ago, my best friend and I found out we were pregnant within weeks of each other. I was…… Continue reading For This Child I Prayed
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18 Years Summed Up In 2 Sweet Little Words
A few days ago, I attended a funeral. The mother-in-law of my best friend. The mom of one of Corey’s closest friends. It was a heart-wrenching year for Josh and Marti as they watched an aggressive cancer swiftly strip Judy’s life away. But it gave us the opportunity to watch them do hard things with…… Continue reading 18 Years Summed Up In 2 Sweet Little Words
Life, Death and Legacy
My grandma died unexpectedly 30 years ago yesterday. As the third oldest grandchild, I’m one of the few of my generation who was blessed to know her well. She used to take me shopping. She let me eat bowls of whipped cream. She gave squishy hugs, her purse smelled like band-aids and her Kringla was…… Continue reading Life, Death and Legacy
New Life Reconstructed LOGO
I’m super excited about this new logo designed by Haley Knudsen. I love words, but I’m not great with design. I’m thankful people like Haley are. I will be working this logo into all of my social media an maybe it will show up on a book someday 🙂
On Writing a Book and Making Friends
Sometimes I get a little bummed that I haven’t been offered a book contract yet. Editors at a couple of my dream publishing houses have taken interest in my proposal, but they’ve not been able to convince their teams to take on the project. My agent, Karen Neumair, is awesome and I’m still over the…… Continue reading On Writing a Book and Making Friends