Sunflower Cottage About a month after Annie passed, our neighbors let us know they were going to sell their home. We were not in a position to even think about buying a house. But this one shares two sides of our backyard. So we said yes, without really knowing what...
Stop Waiting for “When” — Start Living the Life God Designed for You Now My sweet Annie used to say: “Mom, I’ll get to come home more often WHEN I’m finally self-employed.” “I’ll get more sleep and start paying attention to my health WHEN I land more accounts… when I...
I’m excited to join Candace Cofer on The Good Day Podcast to explore how to support mothers through loss. By sharing my personal experiences, I aim to inspire others to extend their kindness and compassion to mothers who are navigating their grief. Candace writes:...
Mother’s Day can create a tidal wave of emotions in the heart of a woman. Immense Joy fills the heart of a woman celebrating her first Mother’s Day. Envy and Hopelessness can coexist in the hearts of women who long to be mothers as they read tributes and view photos...
The story of how I was born to be a mother is one my mom shares at every opportunity. It’s well-known that by age five, I could change a cloth diaper—pins and all—warm a bottle, and feed my baby brother. There are photos of me holding him as proof, and I believe her...
On September 1993, my husband and I stood at the bathroom counter for what seemed like an eternity, watching as the center of the test stick revealed a big plus. The first words out of my husband's mouth were, "Now, what do we do?" THE question we all ask. Oh, how we...
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