• This is a tick

    This little black dot is a tick. It’s tiny and it seems harmless. But it is one of the most infectious creatures on the planet – especially at this size and even smaller.  This specific tick was found on my black dog – along with several others – after we stopped along the side of Read more

  • Death Becomes Her

    Fore-Warning: This is an honest and slightly morbid discussion about death. If this topic is uncomfortable for you, stop reading now. I get real here and I know it can be hard to discuss. So we never talk about it. It’s scary to talk about it. It’s sad to talk about it. But we need Read more

  • The Many Faces of Hope

    I think the most difficult times in life often trigger the greatest measures of joy.  In fact, it’s hard to imagine joy without challenges.  How do you know something is truly good unless you first know something is bad?  How do you truly appreciate a blessing unless you first feel the weight of a trial?  Read more

  • Insomnia

    In the last 2 months, I’ve not had 5 full nights sleep.  Most nights I lay awake until 2 or 3 AM and sleep only a few  hours at a time. You change when you stop sleeping.  You don’t think clearly.  Your body doesn’t have the rest it needs to be able to regenerate so Read more

  • Take the Path Forward

    Living with any chronic illness can sometimes seem hopeless.  You lay in bed in pain, sickness, depression – hour after hour, day after day.  It’s only a matter of time before you start to think “this is it – this is life – forever”.   You stop seeing a path forward. Especially when so many Read more

  • Fly-Over States

    We just crossed the border from Oklahoma to Kansas on our last leg of a 4 day journey to Wichita.  This has been a rough trip, but I’ve been better than I expected and we have totally enjoyed the ever changing landscape and weather.  If you have never taken the highway 40 / Route 66 Read more