I fell asleep last night with tears drying on my cheeks.  I woke up this morning with the same fears and a few more tears spilled out.  For the most part the Lord has helped me stay positive, but on… Continue reading

Several days ago I was talking to Kevin at the kitchen sink while we did dishes together. I mentioned to him that I have been having some random sensations in my forearms and hands.  No weakness, just some occasional mild pain… Continue reading

I’m still here! But, for those of you who are keeping up with this blog you know that it has been a long time since I updated things. This has been due to several factors, which for sake of time,… Continue reading

Below is a brief update (that I sent to our daughter, Bethany, who was on a mission trip to Dominican Republic) of our three day trip last week to the National Institute of Health (NIH). Incidentally, I am super excited… Continue reading

I think early on after my diagnosis, even though I tried to “talk faith”, I was somewhat in denial and dealing with very real emotions. Trying to grapple with the question, “how does one still act ‘normal’ and continue to… Continue reading

I wrote this short entry in my journal about a month ago and just thought I’d share it here on my blog. I hope you are encouraged by it. I’m here in my very favorite “happy place”, in my hammock… Continue reading

Nervous anticipation and questions seemed to surround me as we flew towards Salt Lake City. What would this “Healing ALS” conference be like? Would it really be helpful? How would I relate to seeing others with ALS who are further… Continue reading

“How amazing is this love, that God condescends to remove all cause for doubt and questioning from human fears and weakness and takes hold of the trembling hand reached up to Him in faith; and He helps us to trust… Continue reading

My life has been so full and blessed.  I had a happy childhood, met my husband of 30 years in college and we welcomed the births of our four beautiful children together. We have a wealth of close friends and… Continue reading