This morning I awoke with a heavy heart. I knew someone I hold dear to my heart would be struggling today. As if Thanksgiving wasn't hard enough. As if Christmas wasn't hard enough. This person would have to spend today,... Continue Reading →
This holiday season has already been an amazing time but it got better today. It's been a pretty dry fall/winter. But today, on Christmas Eve morning, snow fell. Shortly before church started the snow started falling and let me tell... Continue Reading →
Leavenworth, WA - 6" of snow. Bellingham, WA - 2" of snow. Vancouver, WA - just water. This time last year we had snow. And as the first day of winter begins in less than 24 hours I'm chomping at... Continue Reading →
This morning when I pulled into my parking lot I noticed something I never noticed before: a gate surrounding the vent on the east side of my building. There it was in its shiny black metal brilliance blocking the warmth... Continue Reading →
Yesterday I made the decision that I will get up when my alarm goes off no matter how tired or grouchy I am. Yesterday was a good day. This morning? I wanted to break my brand new phone. I was... Continue Reading →
The other night I was following a car that was going 25 in a 30 mph zone. It's not that slow but at 930p after a long day at work, a session immediately right after and keeping up with preschoolers... Continue Reading →
The other day I read something on social media that set my heart racing. I mean, these days there's a lot of things on social media that are pretty ridiculous. But, this time, this one hit close to home. Someone... Continue Reading →
As I breezed through the month of November I made sure, like others, to be thankful. Thankful for life, love and happiness. Thankful for pain, distress, and sadness. Thankful for growth, loss and everything in between. Like fall the seasons of... Continue Reading →
I spent a few years being ungrateful. Ungrateful about life, my circumstances. About my health, my unluckiness to not have something good happen to me. I was ungrateful about what I did have - an amazing husband, a stable job,... Continue Reading →
From Sand to Gemstones 