It's easy to miss the beauty when struggling to stay balanced.  Avoiding the sharp, unsteady rocks becomes our goal. Being careful not to step on the wrong rock, the one rock that will send us toppling as our foot gives way to the unexpected movement of dry stones...

  Debbie "Pitten" was her name to Nick. This was a four year-old's way of saying a name that held letters he still couldn't quite grasp phonetically. She was a second mom to him that year- the year I thought I needed to finish my college degree. The year I thought it...

  As we stood in line, I whispered a prayer for the employee who would help us with our tickets. I prayed for me and Tim too, that we would be able to explain our situation without becoming too emotional. Holding onto our lifetime passes for the past twelve years, we...

The past two weeks have been anything but normal for our family. My unexpected fall followed by two weeks of  intense writing at Morehead State have kept me away from home most of my waking hours. On top of all of this we have juggled Olivia's coming and going from...

"God is the bull's eye of life," Noah said with a grin as we wrapped up the devotion time at archery camp on Saturday. "And the devil is all the white stuff," another boy quickly added. It was a precious moment.  A moment when I saw with fresh eyes just how easily...

I've walked down this ramp hundreds of times over the past six years.  It's the entryway to our family room that used to be our garage.....................before Nick got terribly sick. We designed this room so that Nick could travel easily in his wheelchair from the...