Sitting here today in a hotel among the storms.   The hail starts to cover the grass and rain is like a mirror to my soul of tears brimming that I'm hiding deep within.  At home in the mountains, snow is falling heavily and roads are being closed.  Life is so much like these storms.  I'm …

Remembering my sister on her birthday.  This bear is one of three matching bears.  All in different colors.  One for myself, and one for each of my sisters - light brown, pink, and dark brown.  Pink "Nicky" bear" was buried with my sister.  My bear is in this photo and he's lit…

" We love because He first loved us. "   1 John 4:19 Taking the time to just create a little something special with the family.  A Valentine brunch with a bunch of little goodies.  We worked together to pull this together.  Husband made the heart waffles, I did the fruit and bacon,  and…

The strange masked faces are part of this little guy's "normal".  I hold him close.  I know of all that "used-to-be" and hope for him to see the smiles behind the masks.   The tears sting my eyes lacking makeup because this capture was unexpected and raw.  He knows me thro…