Grief is a funny old thing. Like an ornery old troll lurking behind his white hair and droopy eyelids but ready to spark a little mischief and trickery at the first opportunity. Just when you think you are over something and ready to move forward, suddenly, grief appears and you are thrown back into the…
5 Ways to Let Go of the Past (Worksheet)
5 Ways to LET GO of the Past Worksheet Based on the Crutchprints.com article by Ashly P. Ash ReProcess: Describe the situation you are having trouble letting go of? When I think of this situation, I feel these emotions: What typically triggers you to feel this way? (Is it around a certain…
5 Ways to LET GO of the Past
Whether we had an argument with our family, an ex-partner that keeps popping up in our thoughts, or a co-worker that we need to forgive and keep working with, we all have parts of our past that we need to let go of. I am betting that there are at least one or two…
From Victim to Victor
I have been thinking a lot lately about what separates those who succeed and live full/happy lives straight to the end from those that seem stuck in a circle of sabotage and bad luck for the rest of their lives. This discussion was provoked by my husband’s new job. In it, he works with many…
Awkward Amputee Problems (Part 1)
Knowing and loving the sense of humor in the disabled community I think you may appreciate some of these. While my list is by no means a collective and finalized list of amputee problems; either you will relate to them, understand them, or add your own in the comments below. There is a part two…
Fostering T: The Aftermath
I looked down at the horse crap on my empty pant leg. “More crap, just what I need,” I thought. Being an amputee with an empty pant leg, I had closed my car door while unknowingly shutting my pant leg in the door of the car and then traveled all the way to Quarryville, PA…
Crash Course at the Ash House
I had every intention of starting to share some of the hilarious moments that we have had as a family since my last post. But life had another idea. Trauma reared its ugly head within our home in a way that has broken all of our hearts in an immense way. We found there was…
It’s a…Two Boys!
It’s a girl! two BOYS! In the past month our lives have been turned upside down. Yes, my last post was about our journey and hopes in becoming a foster family. That has happened. More accurately, that bomb exploded (haha). Instead of receiving one child under the age of five as anticipated we received a…
Pro-Parenting: Amputee Style
Well, it is official: we are licensed professional parents! After several grueling months of paperwork, home studies, inspections, writing ten page autobiographies, trainings, and a water test (yes, really!), we received our license in the mail that we are approved Foster/Resource parents and are on the list to receive our first placement child. For some…
Got Peace?
In our hectic lives today peace is often labeled as something that comes to us or that is granted to us. Like a fragile glass ornament that we have to condition our lives and atmosphere around in order to see manifested. But is that biblical? Is that true? Peace is manifested to us through the…
