When Your Problems Won’t Go Away

Have you ever had a problem that no matter what you tried, it would not go away? Ten years ago, I thought it was a fluke. I thought it just needed to be quickly fixed, and then we would move on with our lives. It took longer than I figured, but it did mostly eventually go away. Until it didn’t, because eventually it showed back up, bringing a friend with it. So now there were 2 problems. The medical people […]

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You can have the gluten, but you’ll never get the chocolate!

You can have the gluten, but you'll never get the chocolate!

Have you ever tried to be gluten-free? Before you roll your eyes, let me assure you that I’m not about to try to convince you to join me on this. I’m trying this, at the recommendation of my cardiologist, in order to feel better. Can I get a tee-shirt that contains that explanation because I feel like such a trendy hippie or diet-nut at parties now. “Are these gluten-free?” I don’t want to be that guy. Maybe I should just […]

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My Battle With Chronic Pain Part II: Tendonitis, Sacroiliac Pain, Muscle Strain, Whatever

To read Part I Click here. Again, this is a chronic pain post: feel free to skip this one if it’s not your cup of tea. I promise to not always blog about hip pain y’all… Now onto Part II of the saga. So where did we leave off? Oh, yes. I was lying on my bed, probably on a hot pad, staring at the ceiling, praying, and crying. I prayed for help. It came. God has always been so […]

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Making Transitions and Solving Sleep Problems

I’ve been talking a lot about my hermit problem, and I want you all to know that things are getting so much better around here. The boys are finally opening up a little more at tutoring. I had to practically drag them away from there today! Even John David doesn’t cry when I drop him off for the tutoring childcare! We have all met plenty of people that we truly like, and the fact is that I haven’t met one single […]

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