

“Are You Here to See Me?”

My Dad
Words are sorely inadequate at expressing all that transpired these past few days. On Monday I had the privilege of flying to Buffalo to celebrate with my brother, cousins and a few friends my dad’s 90th birthday. Although I have not really talked much about my birth family today I just have to share about…
An Unexpected Friend
In October I had the privilege of leading a precious team to love on the Gems at The Gem Foundation. The team was amazing and a joy to work with. Together we ministered and precious memories were made while lives were forever changed. We dubbed ourselves, “Team-Own-It!” which of course, had a very hysterical story…
Honoring Billy Graham – America’s Pastor
Yesterday morning, as I drove with a couple of the kids downtown for a doctor’s appointment, I heard the word that Billy Graham had passed away. Tears instantly sprung from my eyes which turned into sobs. I was thankful I had tucked in a little package of kleenex just before leaving because I had a…

How Exactly Did Your Foot Taste?
For all you mamas out there who have extra special treasures that require a wheelchair this one’s for you…because 24 hours later I’m still giggling. Seriously. It was just too fun not to share. Yesterday Ruby had an appointment with her neurologist downtown. Elijah had eagerly volunteered to be my “riding buddy” – his adores…

It Was Definitely Their Night to Shine!
This past Friday Jubilee and Johnny had the joy of attending Night to Shine at our church!! Since they had both attended last year, they were over-the-top-giddy-with-anticipation as the day approached – they knew what to expect!! Last year Liberty had been Jubilee’s “date” and this year Jubilee loved the idea of Liberty being her…

Cheers Coming From The Public Bathroom
Being almost weekend it’s time for a little laughter in anticipation of all that Friday nights, Saturdays and Sundays bring! Funny how life works…some days we find ourselves cheering for joy at the craziest things in the most unlikely places… when Ruby does something remarkable! After all, medical professionals had said Ruby would never, ever…
I Won’t Stop

Prayers for Elizabeth
#OurTreasureElizabeth I realize that many of you don’t do Facebook (or maybe we aren’t friends cause you’re still lurking – ha!) but I wanted to share the following from my Facebook today: Please friends: Elizabeth’s been at The Gem a short time and was thriving…but suddenly became sick with respiratory issues and is now in…