Last summer, my Grandma entered her heavenly home at the age of 89. She and my Grandpa were married for close to 74 years. SEVENTY-FOUR YEARS! Can you imagine it?! Their love story was… { read more }
How is it Thursday already?! You know what that means – it’s time to acknowledge the good and name the frustrations. I’ve noticed the Thankful Thursday posts aren’t as popular, and since I want… { read more }
Today is (was? would’ve been? – stupid grief tense again) my husband’s birthday. He would’ve been 52. For the record, I’m a lot younger than that. Sorry, but he would’ve expected me to rub… { read more }
I stayed up really late last night, maybe subconsciously to avoid waking up to today. One year ago today, I lost my husband. I hate that sentence. I hate the part before the… { read more }
One year ago today. His life: 1965 – 2016 His love: Forever… { read more }
Extra Grace Requireds We made it to Spring and then, just like that, snow and cold weather. Pppft! I’ve been eating cucumbers, salads, baked turkey, tomatoes, carrots, sugar snap peas, and other healthy things.… { read more }
If you’ve been following us, then you know March has been a rough one this year. The lead-up to the anniversary of Mark’s death has been much more difficult than I ever could have… { read more }
There’s a lot to be thankful for every day. Sometimes it’s the small things, sometimes it’s great big things. Either way, I want to continue to name them. Giving thanks softens the sting of… { read more }
Well, here we are. It’s March. In just a few weeks it will have been one year since Mark died. The emotional lead up to this has thrown me back to the rotten type… { read more }
Some days, even if it’s Thankful Thursday, take extra effort to find things that make me thankful. Today was one of those days. So here’s the evening addition of Thankful Thursday. Extra Grace Required:… { read more }