This Mimi is Tickled….

So many of you prayed for our Karl back in July 2011. Those new to our Place Called Simplicity,  our precious [now] son-in-love Karl  {who was dating our daughter at the time}  was in a horrific motorcycle accident on  July 17, 2011.   A traumatic brain injury left Karl in a coma for 15 days. I will…

From My Heart

Two years ago today we experienced one of the most profound touches  from our Heavenly Father that we have ever had. Our now son-in-love, Karl, was on his way to pick up our Autumn for church and an 87 year old man pulled in front of him. Karl was going 55-60 mph on that rural…

It’s Okay….

And so it was that yesterday was the official ‘send-off’ for our family – Emma moving to Africa {permanently}. I’ve heard it said that Americans {and probably most of the world} don’t really like to allow time to properly grieve. No doubt, grieving, in any form, can often make people quite uncomfortable. There’s a loss,…

Our Holy Ground: Part 2

To comprehend the magnitude of the miracles that only Almighty God brought forth each to preserve the life of Karl Hujus the day of the tragic motorcycle accident, we are compelled to tell this  very personal, sobering and traumatic story.   If you have missed Our Holy Ground: Part 1,  we kindly ask, out of respect…

Our Holy Ground – Part 1

The other day I wrote a post entitled “Our Holy Ground”. If you have not read it, out of kindness, respect and love for those involved in this story,  would you please do so before going any further? You can find it here:  Our Holy Ground {Thank you so much.} We would also ask that…