November 26, 2020 Spent today with my precious family, and had a very special gift for my Dad. Carol Pierce worked so hard to get this quilt made. It is perfect…beautiful! I see my beloved Ashley in every fibre, every thread. The stars are made from Ashley’s baby clothes (and one Zach blanket). So many…
October 20, 2020 NOTE: If you only read one thing, please read Ashley’s paper (the end of my post), which she wrote honoring her Papa. It’s a beautiful tribute from her 14-year-old heart for a man many love and admire, but only five of whom know him as their beloved, precious Papa. Our words matter.…
October 11, 2020 I feel her absence in every beat of my heart. I feel her absence when I look at her picture and long to touch that precious face. I feel her absence in the darkness of night, in the first light of dawn, and the waking moments in between. I feel her absence…
October 9, 2020 I have the kindest NICU/PEDI family, and am so thankful for them. If you read my last post, Pieces, this is a follow-up to it. My sweet coworker and sister in Christ, Justina, made this gorgeous piece for me after seeing my post about Ashley’s mug. And, I love that it’s something…
September 24, 2020 Ashley’s mug…shattered. The mug I have used for over a year. To have coffee every morning as I read God’s Word and talk with Him, as I think about Ashley, and talk with her. A sacred part of my new routine. Pieces. All the emotions and memories I hold so close…shared memories…
September 18, 2020 My Dad, Kenneth, is battling stage 4 squamous cell carcinoma. He underwent surgery less than a month ago. The latest biopsy showed that the carcinoma is back in his neck. After many complications and delays, he will have his first chemo treatment on Monday, 9/21. This past Monday, 9/14, he had a…
July 24, 2020 My Dad has been battling non-Hodgkin lymphoma for over 20 years. This past year he was diagnosed with stage 4 squamous cell carcinoma. Both of my parents are the kindest, Godliest people I know. Dad will drop whatever he is doing to pray with you, and to share God’s love and his…
July 11, 2020 Recently, I have been rather consumed with “looking” for Ashley, and rather upset with God for not answering the multitude of prayers I have laid at His feet. I do believe that Ashley sends me “love notes” in the form of butterflies and heart clouds and dragonflies and other little ways. But…
June 24, 2020 What defines me? What defines you? I was talking with a parent recently about a diagnosis for their child. That diagnosis doesn’t change who the child is: beloved! It doesn’t change that the child is still…a child…their child! It doesn’t change their dreams for that child: they may have to adjust their…
