In grief, we miss those that we lost so much. Sometimes, during those painful times, we have the blessing of being able to connect with someone else who is going through similar pain. I want to share two examples of two women, Delores and Stephanie, who have become dear friends of mine through our shared…
The Kirk ladies are back in puppy season 🙂 This is our third puppy season that we have had the opportunity to share together. In a previous blog on animals, I shared how I grew up in a family that was having german shepherd puppies when I was young. It was always a happy season…
On February 13th, I had the great honor of sitting down with the Cox family. Their sweet family came over to my house, and I sat with my laptop as they so lovingly invited me in to their family time. They shared about Brenten, his life, and about their precious family. It will be a…
I love basketball tournament season! I love to see teams that others had written off surprise the viewers and capture the victories! I love the high school tourneys, March Madness in our college tourneys, and the NBA playoffs. For our family, we have been blessed to be able to have some exciting tourney seasons. This…
This week marked the end of my daughter MiKayla’s basketball career. I watched as tears poured down her face as she shot her last free throw. Her body shook as she sat on the bench as the final seconds ticked off the clock.Tears poured down my face as she left the basketball court for the…
Fears come in many forms and often try to interfere with our lives in a variety of ways. When you reflect on your own life, are you able to see any ways that fears have caused you some difficulties? Are you able to easily identify your fears? There are many types of fears such as…
As we travel through the different seasons of our lives, we experience “firsts” and “lasts” often and sometimes even simultaneously. My goal as a woman and as a mother is to try to treasure and find joy in as many of them as I am able to. As a mom, I have been blessed to…
Resiliency. This term has definitely increased in popularity. I love this word. I see such resiliency in my two daughters who are pictured here on top of Pike’s Peak! What does it mean to be resilient? In Psychology Today, Resilience is defined as “that ineffable quality that allows some people to be knocked down by…
This past Sunday afternoon, a beautiful 16 year old young lady named Hannah lost her life in a car accident. She lived in a community close to ours and in this past week, I have learned much about this young lady who was beautiful both inside and out. The text came through from one of…
As we begin 2018, I have been reflecting on my individual and family goals as so many others do once a new year begins. This process has been also interesting for me to reflect back on my goals throughout this grief journey and how some of my goals have remained the same and some have…