Trusting God’s plan and timing
I struggle with contentment. I’m a perfectionist, firstborn, type A, always looking for something better, worried about the future, and a slave to my own expectations. The week of my mother’s death was much more difficult than I had anticipated. I was just sure that after years of watching my mother suffer and decline in…
Sometimes I wish I hadn’t made these silly shirts. But they’ve now raised over $132,000 for Central Texas flood victims. Being in the spotlight is a double-edged sword, and people can be downright competitive, greedy and dishonest when they see others succeed, even if that success is raising money for a charity. I’ve been dealing…
I have struggled with depression, anxiety and even panic attacks since adolescence. Some of this has been hormonal, some has been situational. My mental health affects my physical health, zapping my energy, my appetite and my immune system, and I end up plagued by weight loss, frequent illness and chronic sinusitis. And, inevitably, it affects my marriage and my…
I have an Earth Day birthday. When I was a kid, I wanted to save the Earth. I “caught” my mother’s contagious love of flora and fauna at an early age. And I wanted to protect nature’s beauty for future generations. How I’m Celebrating God’s Creation on my Earth Day Birthday My Earth Day birthday…
How does loss and grief become a blessing? I’ve said before that writing is how I heal. And never is the weight of grief more lifted than when I’m writing letters to my mom. As it turns out, being an Alzheimer’s daughter gave me a voice. Dear Mom, I don’t know if you can read my…
