by Mom Reloaded | Jun 9, 2023 | Bible, Blessing, Freedom, God, Joy, Love, Mom
I run, I race. My friends and I call this the “Christmas tree effect”. There are so many ‘ornaments’ hanging on us every day that we don’t even know which one and how to balance. With Vince we are preparing for the final exams, creating thousands of...
by Mom Reloaded | Feb 27, 2023 | Bible, Blessing, Education, Freedom, God, Joy, Love, Mom, Pray, Prayer, thanksgiving, worship
It’s dawn. I turn Vince from one side to the other. My consciousness is still somewhat asleep, but an inner voice says, come close, just cuddle here with me. I get into bed, pull the blanket over myself and fold my hands in prayer. I’m here. Thank you for...
by Mom Reloaded | Feb 27, 2023 | Blessing, disability, God, Healing, Hospital, Love, Mom, Nursing, Pray, thanksgiving, Travel
The door opens. I rush to the hospital bed. I look at Vince’s face. It’s pale a little. I see beads of sweat across his forehead. I sing. His eyelids are puffed up because of the anesthesia. We are in the intensive recovery room after his spine surgery. The...
by Mom Reloaded | Feb 27, 2023 | Bible, Education, Freedom, God, Healing, Joy, Love, Mom, Other, Pray, thanksgiving, worship
There are so many ways to live. Everyone really only sees their own lives. Mine is complex, because it’s bustling and lonely at the same time. It’s bustling, because Vince’s disability places a thousand helpers and creates situations of grace in our world. Lonely,...
by Mom Reloaded | Nov 11, 2019 | Blessing, Christianity, disability, Education, Freedom, God, Healing, Joy, Love, Mom, Nursing, Pray, thanksgiving, worship
I’m folding clothes. Tears flood my eyes. I look out the window. A sharp beam of sunlight breaks through the leaves of a dense thuja tree. I close my eyes and a rest for a second. I enjoy the sunshine warming my face a little. I give thanks to God for this moment. I...
by Mom Reloaded | Sep 4, 2019 | BIPAP machine, Blessing, Christianity, decanulation, disability, God, Healing, Hospital, Love, Mom, Nursing, Pray, thanksgiving, Tracheostomy Tube, Tracheotomy, Travel
“If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us from it, and he will deliver us from Your Majesty’s hand. But even if he does not, we want you to know, Your Majesty, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you...
