a mighty miracle found in a team of helpers
In a discussion with some neighbors the other day we somehow got talking about miracles. We talked about how sometimes we have to recognize the miracles. We have to be…
the “cane quest” and a labor of love
I am learning more and more about the “labor” part of the term “labor of love.” Because after we were singing glory hallelujah when Lucy finally accepted the idea to…
one giant step into the great unknown
You know that saying “when one door closes, another one opens”? That happened for us last week. But let me leave you hanging for a minute on that newly open…
seeing a world without sight
I am so very grateful for the blog reader who shared this book recommendation with me: I don’t know if it would hold the same value to everyone else, but…
baking hurdles and my mom’s pumpkin bread recipe
A few months ago Lucy determined that “bread” is not part of the dessert or candy category (things she decided to give up for 2020), and fell in love with…
vision & super senses
The school nurse from the junior high asked me to bring Lucy in one morning before school started for her vision check. It was strange to be in that echoy…
walking in the dark, and a thank you
I just wanted to take a minute to send out a heart-felt THANK YOU for those who helped us reach our “Walk4Water” goal a couple weeks ago (HERE). I wasn’t…
becoming ourselves with tears
Lucy’s vision is declining rapidly. Sometimes I roll with this realization as it inches more fully into view. I find things to be grateful for and I cherish what vision…
And There was Light
Last week I shed some tears over this book: Yep, standing there in my bathroom getting ready for the day, listening to the most beautiful words wash over me from…