Finding joy in unexpected dreams

Finding joy in unexpected dreams

  ​​​ “God always allows us to feel the frailty of human love so we can appreciate the strength of His.” C.S. LewisI am a wife, a mother to four, handsome, beautiful, young adult sons, a caregiver to my husband, and a parent of two addicted loved ones.For as long as I...
Finding a path to wholeness

Finding a path to wholeness

          We are a family of five, one girl and two boys.  We recently welcomed two grandchildren. All three of our children did a good job toeing the line through high school and we enjoyed most of their teenage years. Looking back, I could...
PAL brought me back to life

PAL brought me back to life

            I have two boys and two beautiful granddaughters. Chris, my oldest, has always been incredibly intelligent, even as a small baby. He did everything early: he talked in sentences before he was a year old, he crawled by the time...
PAL made all the difference

PAL made all the difference

                I am married to a wonderful husband of 18 years, and we have one girl, two boys, two granddaughters and one grandson. My son, Cooper, was always active as a child. There was never a dull moment. He would make you...
Not our life to control

Not our life to control

            For many years I was a single mom. From the time my son, Drew, was young, he was a handful.  I kept thinking “he’ll grow out of it”.  His behavior and choices as young as age 12 were atypical for someone that age…stealing,...
Growing through the pain

Growing through the pain

            My wife and I have been married for 31 years and have two children. Our daughter is 23 years old and our son, David, is 21 years old.  Growing up, David was always a very sensitive child. He was very well behaved, didn’t get...