“Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” (1 Thessalonians 5:18) ALL circumstances. Give thanks when things are good and when things are tough. That’s part of what The Joy Before Me Challenge is all about. Not forgetting about the blessings amidst the chaos and the difficult and […]
It was an ordinary morning. We had eaten breakfast, gotten dressed and brushed teeth. Mackenna was standing in front of her mirror as I brushed and braided her hair. I glanced up at her face in the mirror and saw that something was wrong. Her eyes were big and glossy, her mouth twisted strangely as […]
I recently kept play-by-play records of how we manage Mackenna’s type 1 diabetes over the course of 24 hours. I need you to know that my point in sharing this with you is not for pity, and not for praise. The reason I’m sharing this is because people still think that diabetes is what happens […]
You’ve already heard the first four tracks from the soundtrack that’s been playing in my van and in my heart since May of 2013 when my sweet 4 year-old was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. I hope these songs have been as healing/encouraging/comforting/inspiring for you as they have been for me. Of course this disc that’s […]
The first time I heard this song was about a month after our world was flipped upside down by our four-year-old’s diagnosis of type 1 diabetes. Things had started to settle down a little. We were still doing all the finger pokes, but she wasn’t kicking and screaming through them anymore. We were still administering insulin through […]
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