“I’m thankful for my struggle, because without it I wouldn’t have stumbled across my strength.” ~Alex Elle November 9th, a day that will always be etched in my mind. A day of the most piercing pain I’ve ever known, a day of watching someone graduate to Glory, a day of knowing life would NEVER be […]
Finding the Fingerprints
“Our fingerprints don’t fade from the lives we touch” ~ Judy Blume When the pandemic first began all of my kids, and grandkids came to stay with me for 2 1/2 weeks. It was crowded, loud, and sometimes chaotic with 13 people under one roof. Every day was filled with home school activities, swimming, walks, […]
Committed in the Struggle = Blessings in the End!
When confronted with a challenge, the committed heart will search for a solution. The undecided heart will search for an escape. 37 years ago today, I was asked “Do you Julie take Joe to be your husband, to honor and cherish in good times and in bad, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, until death […]
The “Dance of Grief”
“They live forever in your broken heart that doesn’t seal back up. And you come through. It’s like having a broken leg that never heals perfectly—that still hurts when the weather gets cold, but you learn to dance with the limp.” ~ Anne Lamott Moving through the journey of Grief is never a linear move, […]
Breaking Out Of The Box
People can only process so much at any one time, which is why we categorize our Emotions, Relationships, and Thoughts in a neat and orderly fashion in our mind. Not because we are neat and orderly, but because we prefer to handle things we are familiar with, know, or understand. We don’t like to be […]
Broken beyond repair!
“Wholeness does not mean perfection: it means embracing brokenness as an integral part of life” ~ Parker J. Palmer I don’t know if you have ever had one of “those” weeks? Over the last week my ice maker in my fridge broke, my phone camera broke, and my computer camera broke. After hours of talking […]
Turning Back to Move Forward!
It’s more fun to take a new path, start something new and exciting, rather than finish what you’ve left undone or in disrepair. But. . . it is in the rebuilding of the broken where you will be made whole again! ~ Julie Weaver When you have gone through a catastrophic loss of a Loved […]
What do you Collect?
“The things you own end up owning you. It’s only after you lose everything that you’re free to do anything.” ― Chuck Palahniuk I’ve always found it interesting to see what people Collect: Cars, Stamps, Thimbles, Dolls, Shot Glasses, Art, Figurines, etc. When people would ask me if I collected anything jokingly I used to say “dust”, […]
Builders in Heaven?!
I received a text from my daughter today when she was greeted by a Facebook Memory of her dad. My husband was standing next to my other daughter, Kelly, after he had just finished building an 11 foot wide, lighted Bookshelf, TV entertainment center that is a treasured focal point in her home. Nothing brought […]
Moving Forward is like the Flying Trapeze!
“Sometimes God brings times of transition to create transformation.” Lynn Cowell Someone once told me that you never “Move On” from grief, but you must learn to “Move Forward” in it! That’s what is known as being in Transition. Transition is one of the Hardest, Scariest places to be, because it’s not really a place. […]