“I’m not finding a heartbeat.” The five words I am now certain every expecting parent finds tosses their joys, their hopes, and their excitement as effortlessly as one flipping a coin. Those five words existed between expecting a heartbeat, and experiencing heartbreak. It didn’t make sense to me. My body was still acting like IContinue reading “The Space Between a Heartbeat and Heartbreak”
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Circumcision: One of my ABSOLUTE favorite Bible Stories
I was so excited when our small group decided to work through the book of Joshua. While I have appreciation for the straightforward direction of New Testament letters, there is nothing that puts a sparkle in my eye quite like a good story. There is so much that can be gleaned from stories, and storiesContinue reading “Circumcision: One of my ABSOLUTE favorite Bible Stories”
I Ain’t Got a Leg to Stand on…
I Ain’t Got a Leg to Stand on… If you have followed my blog for any amount of time you know the struggle with my leg. Not my real one, my fake one. I truly do not even understand how something that isn’t even real can constantly send you such unhealthy vibes. First I haveContinue reading “I Ain’t Got a Leg to Stand on…”
Don’t Bury Your Talent!
Don’t Bury Your Talent! “For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted to them his property. To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away. He who had received the five talents wentContinue reading “Don’t Bury Your Talent!”
The Woven Scarlet Thread of Romance
The Woven Scarlet Thread of Romance It is always about this time of the year that everyone around me is posting love poems, pictures, and romantic things. Not that there is anything wrong with that, I’m actually quite the romantic myself and do the same. My husband and I were joking a few weeks agoContinue reading “The Woven Scarlet Thread of Romance”
20 Top Strange (and Actually said!) Things NOT to Say to Amputees
20 Top Strange (and Actually said!) Things NOT to Say to Amputees We all have moments where we stick a foot in our mouth (pun intended). When you have only one foot the moment can be even more awkward. Here is my top 20 list of things that are said to me, an amputee,Continue reading “20 Top Strange (and Actually said!) Things NOT to Say to Amputees”
Prayer WORKS. Restoration is REAL because GRACE has NO LIMITS
Prayer WORKS. Restoration is REAL because GRACE has NO LIMITS After a year and a half of working with a local prosthetic provider, insurance spending $53,000, and over seventy appointments back and forth with no promise of a finished leg I finally decided to cut my losses and move on. I had felt trapped inContinue reading “Prayer WORKS. Restoration is REAL because GRACE has NO LIMITS”
5 Simple Ways to Increase Joy in Your Life
5 Simple Ways to Increase Joy in Your Life “…to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn …to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair.”Continue reading “5 Simple Ways to Increase Joy in Your Life”
Qualifying the Unqualified
Qualifying the Unqualified The past several weeks I have been struggling with back pain on top of everything else. Not the typical ache but excruciating stabbing pain taking place in muscular areas. The doctor decided that my fake leg and forearm crutches were responsible for the healing lapse and advised me to “get off myContinue reading “Qualifying the Unqualified”
A Man’s View – Marriage Intercepted by Disability
A Man’s View – Marriage Intercepted by Disability This next couple that I am interviewing for this series is a couple that have been married for over 56 years. They have seen it all and remained in love in a way that sets precedent for younger couples. My husband and I have looked up toContinue reading “A Man’s View – Marriage Intercepted by Disability”
Crutchprints in the Sand 