(artwork done by Jennifer Wagner--check out Inspirivity on facebook) Merry Christmas! Welcome to my rambling Christmas thoughts, and I ...

They say it’s the most wonderful time of year. Who am I to disagree? I’m surrounded by beautiful lights, a fresh tree filling my home with t...

Isn't this the truth!?!? Sometimes you have to experience the opposite of something in order to appreciate it fully. So often we can t...

Right at this very minute my house is quiet. Ali is at work, Josh is having dinner with his grandparents, and Meghan is at a friend's h...

I am cranky today! I would love to blame the fact that I have been trying to make our internet more efficient, but it is way more than just...

Solo Parenting Sucks  is another wonderful blog post written for Hope for Widows.   I am blessed to have my mom that helps me daily, and I k...

I thought this post that I linked below was a good one. Widowhood prepares you to handle many things you never thought you could. I'm ...

It has been almost a month since I posted.  My depression and anxiety have reared their ugly heads, and I have been working on getting them ...

Last week I read that it has been 2 years since Billy Graham passed away.  His son, Franklin Graham, shared a quote that his father sai...

The beautiful flowers and card that my children gave me the morning of February 14th, 2020. Hard to believe, but this was my 2nd Va...

Oh my goodness!  This song moved me to tears.  It brought me back to when I was 31-years-old and got the news that my dad was sick.  Wi...

This past year has been tough.  Well, 1 year, 1 month and 24 days really, but who's counting.  I’m tired all the damn time. Seriou...

I heard this song on my way to work yesterday morning.  It really spoke to me! There are so many things I will never understand.  So ma...

Sometimes, it is overwhelming to live in this broken world. Maybe everyone doesn’t feel that way. But holy moly, for me, it is diffi...