Thankful to share that I finally figured out how to add a play list of full-length David Nevue piano music to this blog!! Yeah!!Thankful to say that I cooked spaghetti and used the bread machine........and actually made a successful loaf of bread!!Thankful to say that...

  What happened to the days of "Leave it to Beaver?" I'm sure there were things that caused stress back then, but the thought of me in an apron with a great meal prepared for my family who then happily sits around the table sharing about their day at school sounds...

We started a new college-aged life group this year after taking a couple years off while Nick was sick, so we decided to bring back our traditional Christmas gift exchange where everyone brought something that they didn't want anymore to "give away" as a gift. It was...

I Peter 5:7-10Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers...

I stood in the line to check out at Wal Mart Saturday after wandering aimlessly through the Christmas section for way too long. It's been hard to get in the Christmas spirit this year, but I'm trying... In my cart I ended up with two large containers of red and silver...

I belong to an online support group for parents with children who are fighting ependymomas (the kind of brain tumors Nick fought for 6 1/2 years). Every once in a while, I bond extra closely with a family when their road is so similar to ours. Brandon's journey is one...

Well, I can't pretend that the last few days have been easy. I have had so many tears and the loss of Nick has sunk in to a much deeper and more painful reality in my heart. Thank you for every email note, every card, every phone call,and every prayer. But, I knew had...

We packed our weekend full of activities, forcing ourselves to do the "normal" things like putting up our tree, hanging Christmas lights, and even putting stockings on the mantle which I dreaded most of all. I have much to write about from the weekend, but for this...

Today did start pretty "black"...........the sky anyway...... But Mom, Evan, Maria, Todd, and I felt anything but darkness. We had awoken at 3:30 a.m. and almost immediately heard the sound of mom's wind chimes ringing loudly on her back porch.  This always makes me...

I haven't read this book (If You Give a Pig a Party) that is waiting for Olivia under mom's Christmas tree..... I'll read it with Olivia when she wakes up.  (Olivia loves pigs!!) But it does make me think about some other "ifs"...... If you give a friend a hug, you...