Extended unemployment is one of the more challenging things that life can throw at anyone. Six months after we married, Scott and I found ourselves facing just that. The aircraft company we worked for in Northern Idaho was hit hard by the tanking economy. Along with dozens of other employees, suddenly we both were unemployed. Neither…
What’d You Dream the Next Night?
My grandpa has always been one of my favorite people. He never says a lot of words, but that doesn’t matter. Ever since I can remember, being around him has made me feel warm and loved. And when he laughs, it’s contagious. For most of my life, I’ve lived thousands of miles away from Grandpa and Grandma. But…
When Love Surprised Me
I met him just minutes before we walked down that aisle together. We were young, and it was a happy day, but I didn’t love him then. He was a stranger, and I was a stranger, randomly brought together by a wedding. We had fun that day; My childhood best friend was to marry his…
The Legend of the Christmas Cookie
The first Christmas that Scott and I were married, we bundled up warm and drove up into the mountains in search of our very own Christmas tree. We found the perfect one and carried it back to the car, wading in deep snow and having the time of our lives. Along the way, we found…
When You Meet a Kindred Spirit
I’ve always had this silent camaraderie for Anne Shirley. My life and hers couldn’t be different in a million ways and more. But sea of shining waters, and white way of delight were like lines out of my own imagination. She and I? We both see the world through some sort of poetic lens of imagination….
The Day My Great Grandma Proposed
My great-grandmother had impeccable tastes. She always dressed herself as neat as a pin. Her skirts were just so. Her hair was always in perfect place. I remember sitting in her farm house as a tiny little girl, in awe of her perfectly smooth beds and pretty glasses and china. Her name was Blossom Madaline….
All Birth is Brave
Today I need to say something. I am a csection mama, and I’m not ashamed of it. It’s not been exactly easy. Sometimes I still run my hand against the scar and ache inside a little. At the same time, I am grateful. That cut means today, I have a living baby girl. I had…
livin’ on love {these happy almost five years}
Five years ago, Scott and I were wandering the quaint streets of one of my favorite little towns in Colorado, Manitou Springs. We were having so much fun window shopping, picnicking, and just being together. When you have a long distance relationship that spans over a thousand miles, ever single moment together is even more…
GreaThings 2011: answered prayers
If you haven’t already, check out the introduction to GreaThings 2011, and consider joining us by sharing what you are thankful for and the blessings you’ve been given this past year! Answered Prayers I hardly know where to start when it comes to answered prayers and miracles. I feel like every day of this…
How God Provided During Our Extended Unemployment
Scott and I were unemployed for the better part of two years. Almost no income for months at a time made everyday life difficult. With many in the nation unemployed, finding any kind of job wasn’t easy. For so many reasons, we shouldn’t have made it. But we did. Our little savings inevitably ran out…
