Peace is something we all want. Whomever you are and wherever you come from – peace is a shared innate desire. In this world of strife and disappoinment, how do we have peace? Is is a notion only? As Christians aren’t we supposed to have peace? Is it automatic? How do we achieve this peace […]

There is an old American Indian Legend about a frozen snake. I have heard several variations, but the story goes something like this… You find a frozen snake in the yard and take it in. You warm it, feed it, and love it and it bites you and crawls back into the cold snow. The […]

  I wrote the following upon birthday 46. I have added my thoughts now at 47. So much in 1 short year. Every second certainly counts and creates a memory, sometimes precious and sometimes tragic, but every moment has meaning. The hope is that in these meaningful moments we grow to help create more precious […]

The roll of thunder and drop of rain The base and rhythm mysteriously fail to wane The melodic tunes of a bird on a sunny day Singing “O, my sweet friend, come my Blue Jay” The blades of grass softly swishing in the breeze Writing the lyrics to just one of these Songs created by God’s […]

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There is an old American Indian Legend about a frozen snake. I have heard several variations, but the story goes something like this… You find a frozen snake in the yard and take it in. You warm it, feed it, and love it and it bites you and crawls…

Anyone who has known me since the tornado on January 23, 2012, knows the movement and sensations of everything crumbling on us transferred to driving anxiety. For many years I would take the kids to Atlanta, Orlando, the beach etc as the only driver and without a second thought. All of the sudden one night […]

Ryan Stevenson’s song Eye in the Storm speaks to my core. Reminds me of so many experiences on my journey…in the middle of the war – the abuse I witnessed and endured in childhood and as an adult and being a young mom with decisions of adults to make…when my sails are torn – relationships ripped apart at […]

Daily Email Affirmations by Deerfoot Memorial Funeral Home The Uniqueness of Your Grief – Day #184 Yesterday, we talked about how grief is a natural part of life. But, I want to add something to that: your experience is unique. No one will grieve exactly as you do. Because of this essential exclusivity, you may […]