With the holidays upon us stress may be also. Why does the Christmas season tend to be piggibacked by anxiety and to do lists that will never get done? Every year I am determined to just “enjoy” the holiday season. Yet, it seems every year something comes up that makes the execution of that plan… Read More Finding Peace During the Holidays
Sometimes a woman feels alone and scared Just when things seem hard, they just get harder! When did money make my world go round? The bible says we cannot serve two masters, that we cannot serve both God and mammon. We need money to live – sometimes it seems our entire life is spent… Read More Money Men Mayhem What is the answer?
Running on empty is terrible for a motor. I had been told to never let my gas tank get below 1/8th a tank. Supposedly there can be junk that settles in the bottom of the tank and it can enter the fuel lines. Or, maybe it is because if I let it get too low… Read More Running on Empty
The Virgin River can overflow its banks with a small amount of rain or snow melt. No, I am not wore out, although the seven day drive from Utah to Missouri was not easy. I am overwhelmed. I am so overwhelmed with emotion that I can hardly stand it. There is so much in… Read More Overwhelmed and Overflowing
The Grand Canyon is extremely large, 18 miles wide and one mile deep in some parts. Yet, as I looked at it this week it seemed so small – compared to my God –
Life can be as dry, harsh, and beautiful all at the same timejust like Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah I woke up to a sick husband and son. Shae has been struggling with a headache for many days now. Sadly, it made it to the dreaded migraine stage and there he was in bed all… Read More Bad Memories of Taking Care of my Sick Husband
It may sound strange to some but the recovery was just as hard as the illness. The pain my husband had was terrifying and we would never say that his recovery was harder than that, but the recovery was difficult in different ways that were as challenging as many other things we had been… Read More When the Dust Settles – after they are well
I recently bought a new camera. I picked it up at the store and went directly to Zion National Park. The views are incredible and inspiring. Pictures of any scenery there are stunning. Later, when we got back to the cabin we are renting, we gathered around my computer to see how the pictures would… Read More Leaving our Fingerprint
Overcoming the lack of Intimacy in a marriage. (Photo taken at Gates Pass near Tucson, Arizona. It is my oldest son up there!) Taking care of an ill spouse is extremely difficult. I believe that what the bible says about when a husband and wife get married they become one. So when one half of… Read More Caretaker – What about Intimacy?
Who do we blame? Sometimes it feels good to lay blame on who it is due. Sometimes it is necessary to find the cause and origin of our circumstance. Taking the time and emotional effort to dig deep and search out the truth of our caretaking position or the truth of what… Read More Caretaker Part 2 Who To Blame
The Lemonade Digest 