Have you ever thought about the network of people that helped shape your life into the person you have become? As I was pondering this question in my own life, countless faces popped into my head. I thought about my parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, aunts, uncles, sisters, school teachers, Sunday school teachers and…the list could go … Continue reading Who’s Life Are You Influencing?

It was an emotional and exciting almost-two-weeks while my parents went on a cruise. It was my first time to stay home overnight by myself. This was a huge life goal of mine that I got to check off my list of things I can do. The ultimate goal is one day to live on … Continue reading The “Simple” Things in Life: Steps Toward the Ultimate Goal

The past couple of months I've been reading in my mom's journal she wrote in when I got sick. As I read through the journal I saw things from my parents' perspective. My dad and mom struggled, cried countless times and didn't understand why this illness happened to their little girl. Although it was hard, … Continue reading From My Parents’ Perspective 

Hello friends, I hope your week went well. If your week wasn't what you had planned, I hope the Lord will use this post to encourage you.  Now, like many people, Monday isn't my favorite day of the week. But this past Monday, I was looking forward to the new release of the Amen Quartet CD … Continue reading One Truth I Can Proclaim 

Handwriting—and writing, period—has always been a challenge for me, like every other thing in my life. Today, as I went through my scrapbooks and journals, it just amazed me how I have improved. I don't hold a pen normal like everyone else or write using my wrist. I write with my arm.  I love texting … Continue reading The Lost Art

Do you ever think that you're the only one who feels alone? Even in a crowded room you feel like you're by yourself. Can you relate? I know I can relate in this area of being alone.  I love to eat, whether it's eating a home-cooked meal or going to a restaurant. Throughout my life … Continue reading A Glimpse Into Everyday Life 

The mountains look so high from the valley And it feels like I've been here for so long.  There are days it seems I've been forgotten  But You give the strength to press on.   I must confess that I've known disappointment  But somehow I'm still here, and You're still God. Lord, I know You … Continue reading You Have Held Me Through Each Moment

Many of us have waited seemingly endlessly in a waiting room at a doctor’s office, trying not to catch anything else while we patently wait our turn. In the same sense, God has a waiting room. We have all been there at some point in our lives, too, whether it's waiting to find a job, … Continue reading In God’s Waiting Room

Why am I still struggling with tightness everywhere? Was this Deep Brain Stimulation surgery worth all the struggle? Did I make the wrong decision? Are these all the improvements I'll see?  These were the questions I had implanted in my mind, circulating through my thoughts daily. A few weeks ago I was listening to some … Continue reading Having Blessed Assurance Helps Face the Storms of Life 

Daring Yearning  Striving  Triumphing Overcoming  Nurturing Inspiring  Amazing  This is the acronym for Dystonia. I have become well acquainted with this disease for 21 years. Dystonia is so hard for some people to comprehend—to know without experiencing the disease what it's like for one to be trapped in a body that has a mind of … Continue reading It Doesn’t Only Matter To You, It Matters To…