Category: Healing

A Double Portion in 2021
Tonight while on a call the facilitator asked for prayer requests. Over and over again I rehearsed my prayer requests only to decide not to speak. And then she asked again. And again – and again and every time she asked I bit my tongue and hid my requests in my heart. After others had shared their prayer requests, she shared her own and … Read More A Double Portion in 2021

Save Yourself
My last year in college I dated this guy and for the most part he had his life together. I remember questioning what my purpose was in the relationship because I couldn’t help him. It’s as if my value (to myself) was dependent upon how much I could help him. Fast forward some years later when I graduated with my master’s degree. There was … Read More Save Yourself

+ Acceptance, Anxiety, Caregiver, Emotions, Faith, Fear, Grief, Healing, Perspective, Vulnerability, Worry
Where is Your Faith?
I used to cry when I couldn’t get in contact with my mom. Sometimes days would go by without a returned call and I was convinced something bad happened and I would cry. Then we’d finally talk to each other and the cycle would start all over again. Eventually, I decided it was the phone that was the issue so I bought my mom … Read More Where is Your Faith?

+ Acceptance, Anxiety, Caregiver, Covid19, Decisions, Emotions, Fear, Grief, Healing, Health, Heartbreak, Life, Purpose, Relationships, Sadness, Vulnerability, Worry
Everything Changed at Midnight
Last Monday my mom had a really important surgery. Leading up to it, I’d called ahead to see if I could put my name on the list to wait in the waiting room you know, because of Covid. After talking to the nurses’ supervisor I was on the list! I’d prepared everything – food for when she could eat again, water in the meantime … Read More Everything Changed at Midnight

+ Acceptance, Caregiver, Covid19, Emotions, Faith, Fear, Grief, Healing, Health, Planting, Relationships, Seasons, Vulnerability
The Mom Post
It’s taken me forever to write this post but here it goes. I didn’t come to Cali to kick it and I didn’t come to stay. I came to help my mom. Health challenges began years ago. If I’m honest, I saw it coming – and since April of 2016, things have been drastically different. Now, every year presents a new challenge. Some of … Read More The Mom Post