The tenth anniversary of my diagnosis of Crohn’s disease is quickly approaching. This month, however, is right about the time it hit me. I’ve written about that before, so I won’t go into those details. What I do need to talk about is the severity of this disease and it’s complications. Every year around this…
I’m not very good at telling people how much they mean to me. Mostly because when I try, I’ll get two words out before the tears start flowing and i’m squeaking out the rest in my best Alvin the Chipmunk voice. For that reason, Pastor Kip and Cheryl Potter have no idea just how much…
“She is clothed with strength and dignity. She can laugh at the days to come.” – Proverbs 31:25
I recently received a sweet gift from my new friends over at Prayer Packages. Coincidentally, it happened to arrive just on time as I was recovering from a Crohn’s flare up and a week-long hospital stay. Good old fashioned snail mail is not something I receive too often, and this beautiful package was quick to…
Two weeks ago I shared my testimony here on the blog. I was completely overwhelmed by the response I received, and by how many people my message has reached. Several of you have written to me of similar experiences, thanking me for sharing some hope for a better future. It touches my heart to know that…
Overwhelmed, confused, and scared, I sat in the hospital bed with tears streaming down my face and a lump in my throat. Trying to make sense of the medical gibberish coming from the doctor’s lips, the only words that continued to play through my mind were “chronic disease“.
On the morning of July 17th, 2014, I was making my final preparations for the birth of my second baby girl. My bags were packed, my house was sparkling, and my phone calls were made. Though nothing could prepare me for the extravagant change that was about to take place in my little world.
If you are like me, or any other woman I know, you have a love-hate relationship with Pinterest. At some point you have stayed up way too late pinning recipes, outfits, and home décor. You are incredibly inspired by the countless number of beautiful photos and how-to’s. However….you are also incredibly intimidated. Pinterest is your…
I had a wonderful opportunity to attend a creative workshop earlier this week, entitled “The Bloom Workshop“. Hosted by Ashley Slater Photography and Michaela Noelle Designs, the workshop offered education and inspiration to improve styling and design, photography, and blogging skills. These ladies have gone above and beyond to put together such a fun and informative day! Feeling…
Hi, I’m Paul, from Thoughtful Cave Dad. Well, one of the Pauls anyways. There are actually two of us nutcases over there having some fun with this family-oriented Paleo blogging thing. When Heather asked me a month or so ago to write a guest post she said, “We obviously have enough time, so there is…