Shortly after my husband, John, was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma (a cancer of the blood) I was talking to my friend about it. She was telling me about her dad’s experience with Multiple Myeloma and his subsequent autologous stem-cell transplant (autologous meaning they use the patient’s own stem-cells). She told me that her dad was a…
Common Miracles
“A miracle is often the willingness to see the common in an uncommon way.” – Noah Benshea This quote pretty much explains my Watchful Wednesday post for this week. Some people would look at my day last week and see it as pretty common. But for me, it was an “I can’t believe I get to…
Writing to Encourage: A Blog Hop
I sat down to write my blog today with absolutely no idea what I was going to write about. Conveniently, my friend Kendra Roehl, from The Ruth Experience, sent me a message telling me that she had “tagged” me on her blog to join a “blog hop” about the writing process. All I have to…
A Godly Slap
I’m a huge fan of the television show NCIS. What I love most about the show is not the cases, per se, but the way the characters interact with each other. They may harass and tease each other throughout every episode but at the end of the day it’s obvious that they love and respect…
Avocado Chicken Salad
When I was in California last month I had lunch with a few of my mother’s friends. They all enjoy reading my blog so I asked them which types of articles they like the best; funny stories, faith stories, recipes, etc. My mom’s friend, Barbara, said, “Well, I don’t cook so you can just eliminate…