The Road to “I Love My Dad”

Being quite honest, I wasn’t always able to say, “I love my dad” .  The road was actually long to being able to sincerely speak the words, “I love my dad”.  There were many years that I was petrified of him and no, I don’t use the word “petrified” lightly, but it is the only…

Six of Ours

For those who aren’t on Facebook I wanted to share what I posted yesterday morning: Yesterday was an unbelievable day of celebration for our family as we had the joy of participating as six of our sweet pile were baptized. Each wrote their own powerful testimony, some sharing very vulnerable things of their pre-coming home…

Just 8 Seconds…

Most mornings Ruby and I head out a little after sunrise to take a long walk.  We have a city park close by that we are able to walk around and around and around. This farmer-girl-at-heart likes to pretend it’s our farm…and Ruby goes right along with it (she’s so accommodating like that!).  We check…

The Extraordinary

After sharing my heart about being completely blindsided by life I have to tell you what God did in the midst of our heartache.  But first…. In 2017 I published my second book,  The Memorial Box.  Those who have been hanging around our Place Called Simplicity are very familiar with our Memorial Box since I’ve shared…