It’s crazy to me that I am sitting in California just miles from streets where movie stars live and walk daily.
On the magazine covers, their lives seem so glamorous.
Yet here I sit with a banana peel on one side of me and generic decongestants on the other, realizing that just because you are in the Hollywood area life doesn’t magically become “spectacular!”
We’re having a great time, though, in spite of our “very normal” reality.
Today, we are going to do some sightseeing in the Beverly Hills area and then end our day at a Lakers’ game. We’ve never been to a professional basketball game, so I think Olivia will especially have a blast!
I wanted to share a few pictures from yesterday. The rose garden was beautiful. I could have sat and read a book all day long!
Huntington Beach was filled with all kinds of people! We had a great time watching the surfers! Olivia and I couldn’t believe the size of the waves here! Much different than Myrtle Beach!
Have a great day whether your day is filled with glamour or banana peels!
I think of you all often as I walk the streets of a town oh-so-different from my own!
I love you!


In December of 2007 as our youngest son, Nick, was fighting brain cancer, I began to blog. Writing provided a way for me to release all of my questions, fears, and doubts. It also allowed me to share the ups and downs of Nick's journey with people who were praying for him all over the world. When Nick went Home in November of 2008, my blog became my way of searching for God in the midst of my deep heartache. My heart was broken and grief brought to the surface every emotion imaginable. Being able to release those emotions through my writing brought a sense of purpose to my pain. Having already walked the road of grief in 1992 when we lost our daughter to SIDS, I knew I needed a way to keep from falling into a pit of depression and despair. I had walked close to the edge of a bottomless pit when we lost our daughter,and I knew I couldn't let myself get that close to the edge again. This blog has been and continues to be my tiny corner of the world where I can share My Heart as I journey through God's Word.......thus the name........ My Heart His Words. Thank you for taking time to share life with me. If we do not meet while here on earth, I look forward to hearing all about your life when we reach our final destiny.........Heaven! Email me anytime at 
