Thanksgiving and Grits

Thanksgiving and Grits

It actually seemed like our lives were normal this week. Mostly normal. La Petite Belle is bored to tears and we still have to be careful about who she is around and where she goes … but we are as close to normal than we have been in a while. When you take a...
Day 100

Day 100

Well … we’ve made it to a milestone. Day 100 is today. It’s been 100 days since my baby girl received her beautiful bag of stem cells from a generous stranger, who I hope we get to meet and thank in person one day. We still have a long road ahead. As...
Appreciation

Appreciation

That’s such a big word. It actually comes from the verb “appraise”, which we all know means to set a value on or a price. This is probably why people themselves like to know they’re appreciated, that they’re valued. Everyone wants to feel...
Our lives will look differently.

Our lives will look differently.

I’ve posted before about how life’s circumstances, especially like these, change you. They change everyone close to you. It can be a good thing or a bad thing. Here’s the truth … There are definitely some places in my heart that have been hurt...
This kinda stuff changes you.

This kinda stuff changes you.

That’s an obvious statement, I know. Any time someone goes through tragic circumstances in life, it changes them. I’ve learned that what you need to decide in these very moments is how you will let this situation change you. Will you allow this to make you...