Everyone has a story. or two...or thousands.
Mine starts long before this blog ever came to be.
And then it took the twist of a lifetime with the loss of my daughter, Caden.
But that was just the start of my grief story.
and once it started, I started writing about it. I put onto paper Internet what I was feeling, what I was learning... what God was doing.
And He has done great and wonderful things.
So great and wonderful that I want others to see, to read, to witness the power of Christ in my life.
To experience how He tenderly picked up the shattered, broken pieces of myself and gently put them back where He wanted them.
Where He could use them.
Where they would be seen by others for His glory.
My hope is that you can come here and read about my loss, my grief, my sadness and see that it was that, all that, yet it was and still is, so much more.
I hope you will see hope and joy.
I hope you will see God's grace, mercy and faithfulness.
I hope you see Christ.
Here is a place you can come to read about my grief, my struggles, my questions and my growth without all the other facets of my life...(like tumors, pregnancy, kids...laundry, dishes and all the crazy that comes with being me)
This little page of the interweb is just for those who need to see how God has brought a sad, struggling woman through the hardest thing she has ever experienced.
Brought her through and given her Hope...
So much Hope.
And Joy.
And an anticipation for Heaven like never before.
the beginning...
1. Thank You
2. FYI
3. 2 things
4. Warning
5. Almighty
6. Real
8. He gives
10. Remember with me
11. unfair
12. A little of this
16. requests
18. Life update
19. the sorting
20. my monsters
and then Andy got a tumor
22. looking back
25. Sometimes
26. crazy lady
28. ramblings
29. overwhelmed
32. family
33. longing for home
34. a weird day
and then we had Rigg
37. the pickle
38. uninspired
40. How much more
42. I cried
45. her
46. was and is
48. both
49. coming
50. lost and found
51. pieces
52. shared blessings
53. hopeful
54. humility
55. take heart
56. let it snow
57. peace
59. trust
60. 9
61. 2
62. overflow
63. long road
64. a refilling up
65. mood swings
66. about my Caden
67. runny mascara
68. abundant life
69. trust
70. safe
71. answered prayer
73. almost
77. to be restored
79. confessions
and then we had Ryder
81. an angel and Lou
84. life
86. bad Cari...
87. I miss her today
88. it is a gift