Finding Joy through Life's Trials
A Tribute to Grandma Ingersoll It’s been over two months now since Josh’s one-of-a-kind grandma passed away at the “young” age of 97. She was our last surviving grandparent. We miss her but are so grateful for our memories with her and for our knowledge …
Sorry I’ve been MIA on here for the past 4-1/2 months! If you follow me on social media or receive my newsletters, though, you know I’ve been more than a little busy. I launched my own podcast—Finding Joy through Life’s Trials (the same as this …
My heart is hurting today. Truth be told, it’s hurt a lot off and on for several months. The past few days I’ve been especially down, though. The reason why is a one-word answer, and I bet you can guess it. Yep… Cancer. In our …
I am in SUCH a good mood right now! Thanks to the DIN (Do It NOW) challenge I ran last month, for the first time perhaps ever, I have all of my Christmas decorations (except for our tree) up! And it’s only December 1st! Thank …
We were fortunate enough to go to St. Simons Island (SSI), Georgia for the second time this past June! If you’ve been following us for awhile, you might remember that in July of 2022, we attended a family retreat on SSI with Blue Skies Ministries. …
Last month I finished reading the book Look What You’ve Done: The Lies We Believe and the Truth that Sets Us Free by Christian music artist Tasha Layton, and I loved it! Before I dive into my book review, though, I want to tell you …
“All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.” ~William Shakespeare The curtains open on two friends in their late thirties as they run into each other at the grocery store. JANE: “Oh, hi, Becca! I love following your family on …
I have always loved Christmas. Unlike many people, I’ve ALWAYS looked forward to it. The lights, the decorations, the music, the movies, the family time, the traditions, the spirit of giving—it all warms my heart. (Notice that I did not list snow as something I …
It’s now been over six years since we announced that we were expecting our twins. I had been waiting for that moment for years—most of my life, actually. I’d always wanted to be a mom. I loved little kids—in small groups, at least. (There’s a …
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. I worked on a different blog post about childhood cancer for several weeks in September, but it was honestly really hard. I bounced around working on one blog post after another, trying to get up the motivation to complete …