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It was the mid 1940’s when my parents purchased a partially completed 2 story house situated on 5 acres of land. They were able to live there while my father being the carpenter (not by trade- just skill) finished the construction.  After that came a 2-car garage, a barn and a couple of other out…

Reflecting back, after Jake died, a dangerous shift occurred in me. I think that only those that know me really well ever saw the change, for I pretended well. I said the right things, looked sad when needed, paid attention to kids when necessary but didn’t get emotionally involved with them. No way. I was…

When I was writing “God Enough” my husband, Brad gave me a week away at my parents house to write without any disruptions. When I arrived back home, I was greeted by very happy boys to see their momma. They were all glad I got to spend a week writing but were also glad for…

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… or what activities he would be involved with. I often wonder about what kind of kid Jake would be. Then I ask myself who would I be if Jake were still here with us on earth? I am sure other trials and heartbreak would have led me to a closer walk with the Lord…

I recently helped PREPARE – plan, organize, gear up for, a huge Bookstore at a major conference of 5500 women at a convention center. Then, I helped IMPLEMENT the event – whew, it was busy, stressful, there was very little sleep, we worked hard mentally and physically! Finally, it was time to REST. I felt…

I sat on the edge of my couch, nervously waiting for the ten o’clock news to air. I had never really cared much about watching the news, it usually depresses me. However,  this night was different because the news was telling a piece of our story. A big part of my heart was about to…