The Gators play for the National Championship Title tonight in men’s basketball, and no matter the outcome, it may never be my most exciting March Madness Gator watching experience. Allow me to explain… During the Elite Eight Game versus Texas Tech, I was traveling back to Florida from speaking at a conference in Indianapolis. I…
In honor of March Madness, I will write this essay with a thoroughly basketball metaphor! I have good news and I have bad news for sinners striving for better. I’ll start with the bad news. Grace is not an alley-oop. We tend to think of the good news of salvation in Jesus as a collaborative…
In reflecting on the challenges of 2020-2023, the author recognizes a personal chiasm, marked by hardships but also growth and joy. Through health struggles and financial strains, significant victories emerged, symbolizing answers to prayers. The author encourages reframing experiences of loss as opportunities for deeper growth, reminding us of the support received during tough times.
Kenny participated in his first in-person RunDisney race yesterday! I dipped by toe back into racing with some very different parameters and participated in a 5K with Kenny, my bionic foot. I am thankful. Thankful that I can move and walk with minimal pain. Thankful that I could investigate if there was still magic at…
It is no secret that I love the Olympics. I love them so much, I’m using a week of PTO to watch as much as possible. I woke up at 5:40 am to see events live so that nothing was spoiled. I watch the sports with as much vigor as some play them. This is…
I wrote on the very last page of my journal today. A beautiful stained glass design adorns the outside of this journal containing record of tears and triumphs. This journal that has accompanied and chronicled a year of my life. 2023- full of ovaryactions and changes in my body and my heart. A time when…
Through has become my favorite and least favorite of all the prepositions. It also represented my 2023 better than any other word I’ve found. I choose two words each year. One on January 1st for the upcoming year as a hope for the blank year ahead, and one on December 31 as a reflection of…
What happens when God sticks his ‘but’ in your story?
What happens in your heart when you lose an ovary on Mother’s Day?
I’m doing a marathon. And a half marathon. And a 10 K and a 5 K. But I promise, I’m not crazy. I have chosen to register for the Virtual Dopey Challenge through RunDisney this year to celebrate how far I’ve come. I had surgery almost two years ago to recreate a left foot that…
