tutorial: recycled magazine jewelry…

creative

    (As you can see, my first attempt at making these was a real big fail! I adapted this tutorial to get my final result)   Step 1: Tear out magazine pages.(make sure they are the brightness that you are looking for in your coil. Step 2 and 3: Fold them in half … [Continue reading]

Remembering whose we are…

I have written on this subject so many times, yet I still need to be reminded of it daily. I need to be reminded that God only has my best at heart, even when He seems so far away. I have been rereading a book (Stones of Remembrance) that I bought when I first found out that I had brain cancer. … [Continue reading]

grief, guilt & redemption…

grief

Grief is a hard topic to tackle. It takes on many forms, and floods at any given moment. When we first let Emma go, I was numb. I do not remember much of anything from the week that followed her death (and the rest of the month fades in and out). I do remember waking up the next morning in my … [Continue reading]

Emmanuel has come…

unto us a child is given

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what a precious gift…

arise

As I sit in front of the fireplace far away from home, I am reminded that it is okay to just stop. I relish this time spent with myself, yet do not take it very often because of all of the "me" my life takes away. I think about last Christmas, when she was here. I remember now, her laugh and silly … [Continue reading]

head over heels nuts…

perfect love

When I came across this quote, I had to ponder on it for awhile. I had to let it soak in and drench my spirit. I had to be still and let the Lord whisper it in my ear. We were at our dear friends house Monday when the wife asked Mark and I were we were in the grieving process with Emma. We both … [Continue reading]