Charlie’s Story
Originally posted October, 2014. We lost our two-year old daughter Lucy last November to a sudden onset of tracheitis and…
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Originally posted October, 2014. We lost our two-year old daughter Lucy last November to a sudden onset of tracheitis and…
Continue ReadingFor more stories of men and women who share grief over the loss of a child click here. As I…
Continue ReadingWalking back to my room from class the other day I stepped over a "Rollie Pollie" and had the sudden urge…
Continue ReadingBefore there were Smart Phones, before there was Facebook….there were these. In farming and ranching families, the “gift” of a…
Continue ReadingIf there were a guidebook on being a mom, I’m certain that it would contain some very useful information on…
Continue ReadingFeeding the Orphans was born in Ghana, West Africa in 2010. One aspect of this non-profit's work is to employ Ghanaian…
Continue ReadingI remember feeling so excited yet nervous when Jeff and I found out we were moving to St. Louis. He…
Continue ReadingGrowing up on a farm in rural Nebraska, my brother, Jeff and I never really knew all the details surrounding…
Continue ReadingMy 6-year-old, Ella, came to me with a proclamation: "All my dreams are coming true, Mom." Such an announcement would…
Continue ReadingA cute little girl with big, brown eyes sits on the floor and looks adoringly at her big brother. Her…
Continue ReadingOne of my favorite quotes is from Dr. Seuss: "Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened." It's a…
Continue ReadingI never thought I’d stay in a small community. Teenage friends and I spent plenty of time dreaming about the…
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