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Finding the Sweeter Side of Grief-A Look at Child Loss Ten Years Later
So July 16, 2018 marks ten years since our car accident.-when a routine commute to work on a hot summer day, ended with my daughter gone and my son and I in the hospital. I remember clearly when it was...
View ArticleHow I Heard God on a Sunday Morning
Do you every wonder if God is there? If He really hears what’s in your heart? I just had to share this morning how God was speaking to me. My first clue was the dream I had last night. It was the...
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Beautifully Scarred
Whether it’s the large scar on my leg resembling claw marks from the barbed wire fence when I was 17, or the circular scar from the mole removed 15 years ago, or the jagged lines that reside on my...
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Sacred Words-The Sweeter Side of Grief
“If you know someone who has lost a child, and you’re afraid to mention them because you think you might make them sad by reminding them that they died–you’re not reminding them. They didn’t forget...
View ArticleBack to School-Examining the Past, Embracing the Future
As we wind down from Labor Day weekend full of activities at our local round-up and fair, I’m encompassed by a little quiet reflection this eve of the first day surrounds me. I am exhausted from the...
View ArticleEveryday Joy
I’m super excited to announce the release of a new kindle book I have been working on, Everyday Joy. I’m thankful to be part of an amazing group of writers who came together to complete this book,...
View ArticleNostalgic November
It’s been a trying last few weeks as I’ve been traveling a lot. I just finished up a spectacular elk hunt enjoying the solace of nature and returned home, reconnecting with the world. While spending...
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A Gift of Gratitude For You-(Gift Inside)
So Thanksgiving is in just a few days, and what better time to warm our hearts with stories of gratitude than now. I am over the moon excited to share with you our new e-book, A Gift of Gratitude, a...
View ArticleA Day in the Life of a Grieving Mother
I woke up this morning and sat up on my bed, legs dangling towards the floor. The heaviness of my eyes was overwhelming. I was exhausted, yet weirdly refreshed and thankful to find that the stinging...
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Announcement-Book Coming Soon!!
It’s here. Today Lydia turns 16 years old. It’s one that’s been on my heart for years, strangely. Wow! It’s so hard for my mind to wrap around her being 16. Has it been that long? I have been...
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How I Survived The First Christmas Without My Daughter
It had been five months since Lydia passed away and that dreaded first Christmas had snuck up on me. A festive holiday when it seemed there was nothing to celebrate, and it was here whether I liked it...
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Stagnant Faith-When It’s Time To Stop Running
(Sharing this post from the past. It’s still so relevant and a great reminder.) I turned on Joyce Meyer a few days ago, my late night battery re-charger. It was all in the message, STOP RUNNING FROM...
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Glimpses From God and Subtle Reassurance
And there she appeared. Adorably dressed in a pale pink jumper with white tights-embroidered on the front pocket was a hot pink and blue birthday present. Her golden locks framed her round rosy cheeks...
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The Ultimate Revelation of Faith
I didn’t really fathom the enormity of the meaning of Easter until after Lydia died, my adorable five-year old baby girl. I knew absolutely nothing about death until July 16, 2008. Prior to that, it...
View ArticleA Letter to the Mother I Never Wanted to Be
We mothers will never forget those precious moments when we held our children in our arms for the very first time. We cuddled our babies, sniffing these little miracles swaddled in blankets as we...
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One Essential Secret to Surviving Loss of Your Child
I’m playing catch up as I took last week off to travel to beautiful Sedona, Arizona with my mom and daughter, for the first Ellie’s Way Getaway. It was an amazing week filled with adventure and...
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Gratitude: Another Secret To Surviving Loss
July. It’s here and bittersweet for me. It’s a sweet month for our nation, one in which we should all give thanks. Yet on the other hand, for me, its sharpness once again caught me by surprise,...
View ArticleThe Road to the Sweeter Side
A look into my life eleven years ago, and now……… The hot July sun began to peek over the mountains when the kids awoke sluggishly. I prodded them to get moving quickly so we wouldn’t be late for work...
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Barely Breathing:10 Secrets to Surviving Loss of Your Child, Now Available!
So today is the day!! Lydia’s 11th anniversary in heaven. Bittersweet for sure. However, I’m so blessed my book is here. Here is the amazon link! I would love to hear feedback from any of you who read...
View ArticleTen Years Later-What I’ve Learned After a Decade as a Grieving Mother.
July 16, 2018, marked ten years since our car accident-when a routine commute to work on a hot summer day, ended with my daughter gone and my son and I in the hospital. I remember clearly- it was...
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