Watching the Flowers Grow

Jocie woke me with hard questions last night. "Mom, what if God made me go through Lyme to prepare me for something harder? Like my k...

"Mom, you never get the chance to be sick." "No one ever asks how you're feeling. They don't seem very concerned th...

The summer after my sophomore year I found an internship in a knitting mill.  Actually, I worked 2nd shift and was in charge of three knitti...

Was just asked by a person who fully knows our situation, "So what exciting has been going on?" Anything exciting in your neighbor...

On New Year's Day, 2013, I was praying for a fresh start.  I wanted to wake up and find life to be bright and full of hope.  For things ...

Ok - so this is hard.   Why wonder Birdie hates the diet, the nutritionist and probably me at this point.  I'm hungry - yet not.  I...

Birdie has been struggling for months. Her stomach started hurting January 5th and hasn't let up yet.  Some moments have been awful.  ...