Yes to Italy Day One Recap

  I’ve decided I want to write recaps regularly as I move through this month of adventure, but I don’t want to write too fussy, you know? I just want to write and not worry about being a writer or I’ll put off writing and then I’ll forget altogether.  So […]

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Project YesToLife Goes to Italy

  Heyo,   It’s been awhile, yes?  I know.  I never call, never write.  I’m sorry.  Life has been full and busy, but more than anything, I’ve been holding words close to my heart for the past few months.  Sometimes you feel ready to chisel your thoughts into the stone […]

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Prayer For A Storm-tossed Child

This morning a tattered piece of paper fell from my journal – a prayer I wrote during my husband’s battle with ALS, when I felt my son, who was 11 at the time of diagnosis, was overwhelmed by the sorrow of the situation.  I’ve since prayed it so many times over so many […]

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When Did We Stop Having Fun?

  I have a few questions I ask myself – some daily and some weekly – to make sure I’m emotionally healthy and aligned with God’s purpose for my life on any given day. My overly analytical tendency is to think too far forward and forget to find meaning in the […]

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Happy Birthday, Steve

  Dear Steve,   Happy birthday!  55 is such a cool number – I woke up this morning thinking about how we would celebrate this year if you were here.  I know what you would want: Your family and a few close friends around you, good food –  maybe something […]

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