Have You Seen My Hope?
Ever lost something? Of course, all of us have. We've lost items, friends have gone, and now we dread the future. Ever feel like your happy ending is not what…
Ever lost something? Of course, all of us have. We've lost items, friends have gone, and now we dread the future. Ever feel like your happy ending is not what…
Empty Chair, Broken Heart: Grieving and Getting Through the Holidays [Tweet "Is there an empty place at your table this Christmas?"] For many, this will be their first holiday season…
Joy to the World Joy is in the air during the holidays. Children laughing, families gathering, church services full of song and praise. “Joy to the World” is one of…
All of us want a story that begins, “once upon a time” and ends like fairy tales do; “and they lived happily ever after.” The day the tragic motorcycle accident…
App Interruption As an avid runner, my favorite app on my iPhone 5 to help monitor my progress and chart my running goals is Map My Run. This cool device…
April 29, 2018 is the sixty-first birthday of Paul Eugene Giesbrecht. But it's our ninth year to celebrate his birthday on this earth with out him. It’s hard to know what…
Boaz and Me - Celebrate Our 4th Wedding Anniversary Happy endings for the brokenhearted. Two broken hearts find healing in new love. The day the tragic motorcycle accident tore my…
Friends Don’t Let Friends Grieve Alone Easter Sunday - April 1, 2018 will be my ninth birthday since Pastor Paul, my husband of twenty-eight years had the fatal motorcycle accident…
When I was little, I quickly learned what to do when I cut myself. Mom would say, “Apply direct pressure.” And even as a five year old, amateur cook, when…
My new husband Jim and I began decorating for Christmas in our new home Thanksgiving weekend. He and I, both previously widowed, have found joy in putting thought into our…