Light, Love, Hope

Light in the Darkness Surrounded by Love with Hope for those in need.

As Joy Returns

Our family has faced a heck of a lot recently.  We’re not immune to it; no one is.  You just don’t expect it to happen to you.  Yet, here it is. We managed to push aside the depressing news and try to have a nice Thanksgiving.  Realizing that we...

Bad Day

Yesterday was a really bad day for me.  I went to the bathroom and just cried while I was at work.  After reapplying my makeup, I went back to my desk to try to act normal for the remainder of the day.  I felt anything but “normal.”  I felt crushed,...

I Love You

I grew up in a family where we said, “I love you,” often.  No matter if we spoke on the phone ten times a day, we always ended every phone call this way. Parting ways for a short while?   Yep, a hug and the words “I love you” were necessary. I...

Journaling

My oldest daughter has a wide variety of Sharpie pens in the prettiest colors.  She also has gel pens, calligraphy pens, and quite frankly, a pen obsession! She loves doodling on any scrap piece of paper, and just recently she started writing cards with her...

Burden

“I feel like I am the cause of all of this, and I don’t like it.  I don’t want to be a burden to you.” Someone spoke those very words to me just yesterday.  I stopped for a moment because there have been times, I’m sure, in all of our...