Dear Readers… Many of you have engaged my blog now for over three years, others of you have stumbled upon my journey more recently…whether long-time readers or new, and whether known to me or not, your desire to engage the depths of my heart has been a true gift.  But now I must confess, somewhere

This song has really been speaking to my heart.

Jessie is just recently becoming more interested in arts and crafts.  This is one of her recent masterpieces.  Her descriptions of the piece can be found in quotes.

Last Wednesday Drake and I were offered an opportunity with great, but uncertain potential—we felt strongly inclined to pursue it, yet it has led us down a road of risk.  We have risked a huge amount of time (10-12 hours for several days**), energy, and resources, all of which we have had a limited supply,

While visiting the memorial park where Jud is buried, a mother (whom I met before) was kneeling by her 31-year-old son’s gravesite.  She was wailing and howling as she rocked herself back and forth, holding an object close to her chest.  To keep from disturbing her, I remained in my car.  But my window was

1.  A timely tax return. 2.  A new windshield for our car. 3.  Fun at Pump it Up. 4.  Clean teeth from the dentist. 5.  Sweet conversation and coffee with my friend, Kathleen. 6.  Restful time in Ventura with Jessie and my parents. 7.  The sale of Drake’s car for the amount we had hoped.

I am fascinated by my own longings to memorialize everything that is somehow connected to our journey with Judson. Almost two years ago, after we left a wedding, Drake and I discovered that the windshield on our car had somehow been cracked from top to bottom while we were inside the church celebrating the newly

After writing and posting about the Butterfly Circus, I checked my email and discovered a sweet gift from my friend, Rebekah. For Judson’s half birthday she had his name memorialized in the sand of an Australian beach through the ogranization To Write Their Names In the Sand, that is dedicated to honoring children who have