“She gets up while it is still dark…” ~ Proverbs 31:15 I am an early bird by nature. However… when the alarm went off at 4:30 this morning, it was painful to get out of bed. The bed was warm. The house is cold. I am grateful for hot coffee, my hoodie, and warm, fuzzy socks, […]

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Today is my mother’s 80th birthday. Unfortunately, she passed away nearly 4 years ago, so I can’t tell her “Happy Birthday” except in a whispered prayer. Mom miraculously lived for 18 years after developing viral cardiomyopathy. Five years after her diagnosis, she survived sudden cardiac arrest at home – twice. She was a stubborn woman […]

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