Blessed quietness, the beauty of sunrise, the symphony of the birds heralding a new day; I luxuriate in the peaceful promise of mornings! The Word of God watering my spirit and a good cuppa coffee saturating my sleepy brain, I lifted my head as I heard Bethany’s recognizable flat feet clomping down our stairway. I […]
What God wants you to know about Broom Bushes 🙂 I live the life on a roller coaster- and sometimes I plunge and twist into Depression and Anxiety. Even though I love Jesus and He loves me, D/A seem to take me for an unexpected ride. But He is my HELP. I’m learning how […]
Celebrating 33 Years of TREASURE (re-posted on our 36th celebration) To my life song with Jesus- my beloved husband and friend, We go together like: peanut butter & chocolate, like a wink & a smile, like a wave & the ocean, like copy & paste, like melody & harmony, like cookies and milk. ~ Through […]
“It is what it is!” I cringe when I hear people say that phrase- “it is what it is.” People add it to their description about something happening in their life like “nothing can be changed” or like the last nail has been driven into the proverbial coffin. a It makes me want to scream! […]
Someone will always have it “better” than me. Â Someone will always have it “worse” than me. Â I’ve learning to keep my hand in Jesus’ No Jesus- know pain- Know Jesus – know pain will be healed Have you ever been blown away by someones testimony? Their joy and faith that doesn’t […]
I had decided to buy some patio tomato plants this year. They were already a great size with a few barely ripening, cherry tomatoes dangling from their stems, making my mouth water with anticipation. I strategically placed it outside in the sun. That night, it frosted. As I looked out to snowflakes the next morning, […]
I want you to meet an incredible family! Aren’t they just beautiful? I want you to love them as much as I do! Meet Sarah, Noah, John, and Genev’e Here is there amazing story from my friend, John! In April of 2004 I received a call from our Doctor informing me that there was […]
I want to shout it loud and clear For every heart to hear [Tweet “You’re not an oops, mistake, or blob! You’re a God Thing!”] belonging to and under the dominion and rule of God. For by Him ALL THINGS were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or […]
  My Birth Mother’s Choice [Tweet “How can I ever thank my #birthMom enough, for the #gift of #life? #courage #choice “] Kathleen prayed she wasn’t pregnant.  Her heart was filled with hopes and dreams for the future; she was only seventeen, not married, and the year was 1958! (Not a good year to be […]
Do you ever question your “purpose” in life; your “identity” and “worth”? Have you ever felt like a loner? a misfit? Why not watch Wreck-it Ralph and pocket a special nugget?!  Meet Wreck-it Ralph (is a loveable, bumbling character unhappy with his persona, his calling, his “job”) Ralph is told- “You wreck everything” “You’re […]
 Music heals, inspires, uplifts. It has the power to chase away the darkness. I remember singing an old hymn when I was a little girl. “This is my Father’s world, and to my listening ears, All nature sings and round me rings the music of the spheres.” There’s music in a starry night […]
If I gave Bethany an icon, it would be a cute cuddly lamb, but the Don’t Tread on Me icon could be my new “down syndrome” mama T-shirt. Benjamin Franklin esteemed the courageous symbol because the rattlesnake never begins an attack, And once engaged, never surrenders! For the last year and a half, Bethany […]
John 21:21 “Turning his head, Peter noticed the disciple Jesus loved following right behind. When Peter noticed him, he asked Jesus, “Master, what’s going to happen to him?”  Jesus said, “If I want him to live until I come again, what’s that to you? You—follow me.” One of the most liberating truths I’m learning that […]
I blog from a bit of a different perspective when I talk about special needs. I don’t want to try to convince everyone that Bethany is the same as me- or you. I want to illuminate the truth that WE are like HER! [Tweet “We are all #related- God designed- God created- fallen yet will […]
The first 4 lines of the song, “How Many Kings” by Down Here- should be enough to make anyone fall to their knees in abandoned love- surrendering to the unrestrained Love He has demonstrated to the world! Â How many kings stepped down from their thrones? How many lord have abandoned their homes? […]