There was a time in my life when I thought simply making it through the day was enough. Wake up. Check the boxes. Handle the next problem. Go to bed. Repeat. From the outside, life looked normal. But inside, I wasn't really living. I was surviving. The truth is, surviving isn't the same as living.... Continue Reading →

Finding Contentment in Your Circumstances I used to often think contentment will arrive when life finally cooperates. When the diagnosis improves.When the bills are paid.When the relationship heals.When the children are thriving.When life feels easier. Quietly convincing myself that then I’ll be content. But contentment has a funny way of refusing to wait for perfect circumstances. Contentment... Continue Reading →

Last week I had breakfast with a friend who had recently lost her husband unexpectedly. As we talked I found that her grief and my grief even though different, had a lot in common. I used to think grief only came after someone died. But life has taught me differently. Grief arrives in many forms.... Continue Reading →

One of the first things I learned after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis was this simple statement: “If you know one person with multiple sclerosis, then you have met one person with multiple sclerosis.” At first, I didn’t fully understand what it meant. Now I do. Multiple sclerosis doesn’t follow a script. It doesn’t affect... Continue Reading →

Oh How I Remember That Phrase Our minds never seem to clock out. Thoughts stream through all day long. Some inspire us. Others criticize us, predict disaster, or replay conversations we'd rather forget. The surprising part is that not every thought deserves to be believed. For years, I treated every thought as if it were... Continue Reading →

Yes They Can There was a time when I believed grief and gratitude were opposites. I thought if I was truly grateful, I shouldn't still be grieving. And if I was grieving deeply, maybe I wasn't appreciating the blessings God had given me. I've come to believe they can sit side by side. Grief doesn't... Continue Reading →

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