No Parent Should Ever…

….ever, not ever, have to bury a child. It has to be their worst nightmare; one that never ends. One…

Matters of the Heart, Part 25

This Friday is supposed to be the day. Hopefully it will be Ben’s last heart procedure for some time. It’s…

And when will it stop? Sunday morning I was bombarded with news stories about the two horrendous mass shootings in…

Sometimes you hear a phrase that speaks volumes to you. That really makes you stop and think. That makes you…

I really had hoped this would be our last installment of the series, at least for a few months. However,…

We’ve all heard the stories about ostriches hiding their heads in the sand. It’s associated with people trying to avoid…

We’ve all heard the saying about when life gives us lemons, it’s time to make lemonade. But did you ever…

Spending three nights and two and a half days in the hospital hadn’t exactly been in our plans for Ben…

Sometimes our stories don’t unfold the way we think they should, the way we want them to. And with a…

We really thought, or at least Ben thought, that once the cardioversion was done after the valve replacement that life…

We read about it happening in other cities. We talk about how horrible it is. We pray for the families…

Boring isn’t something you normally want. Especially me. I like action, problem solving, and being busy. However, there are times…