I’m Back!

After taking some much-needed time off for my grandmother’s funeral, I’m back in the blogging business! I’d like to thank everyone who’s reached out during these past few weeks. Especially to everyone who’s given our family food. We’ve gotten everything from rotisserie chickens and Sam’s Club cake from our friends who can’t cook, to pot …

Where I Stand by M.J. Piazza

Where I Stand Excerpt

“…Piazza pays off all the conflicts with highly satisfying conclusions. Where I Stand is a good read, a good message, and a good book.” –Jen Brown, University of Iowa  Can a sister’s love defeat an army?  After years of wandering, Alynn has a family again. She shares a loving home with her mother and foster-father, …

Saying Goodbye

If you’ll remember, a few weeks ago, I made a post about my grandmother being hospitalized. We prayed that God would let her come home, and He answered our prayers–just not in the way we thought. Instead of getting better, Grammy is currently home on hospice. She’s drugged into unconsciousness, but fortunately, also painlessness. I’ve …

Family Movie Night

Sorry for posting a few days late. I’m pretty much over Covid by now, but my head and emotions are pretty messed up after being put under house arrest for the third time in the past year. My eating schedule, too, has suffered. I didn’t really eat anything for the first couple of days that …

The Natural Immunity Club

So far this year, I have been reminded of a quote from some old-timey Ohio newspaper that I found online: “They say that life is one damn thing after another, but it’s not. The damn things overlap.” I’m certainly feeling this right now as I lay in bed with a low-grade fever, mild cough, and …