Category Archives: adversity

little Aylan

Posted on September 6, 2015 by Mindy

Last Wednesday I woke to find images on FaceBook of a lifeless little Syrian boy lying on the shore of a Turkish resort town. His image stole my breath, and left my heart heavy in grief. The photograph captured his … Continue reading →

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Humility, Headstones, and Headless Corpses

Posted on June 14, 2015 by Mindy

(Originally posted for Easter’s Blog in May of 2015) Parenthood is crazy hard sometimes. In part because children hold your heart hostage in the most beautiful and frightening ways. Being asked the really difficult questions by people who call you Mommy, that’s … Continue reading →

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Granddaddy was a Hillbilly Scholar

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Mindy

Ever hear this phrase? -“If you wanna hear God laugh, tell him your plans.” The country duo Van Zant used it as a song lyric in Help Somebody.  I’ll admit it-I love Country music, my favorite is a little classic Kenny and … Continue reading →

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Loving one Another and other Matters of the Heart

Posted on December 28, 2014 by Mindy

We’re called to love one another. Jesus said so-it’s our second commandment. Matthew 22:36-39 New King James Version (NKJV) 36 “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?”37 Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with … Continue reading →

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Moving forward in Faith

Posted on August 31, 2014 by Mindy

From my New Facebook Author’s Page  It’s been five years. Call it what you will (I’m still struggling with that a bit myself). The piece that’s perfectly clear is that the telling of our story, well…it pursued me. My son Charlie … Continue reading →

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Chapter One Embracing Charlie

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Mindy

I am working on a late 2013 release of Embracing Charlie on Amazon.com.-sharing my first chapter. Enjoy! Embraced, Mindy Chapter One Breathless April, 2005 It was a surreal, life-altering moment—the kind you never forget, the kind that seems so curious you begin … Continue reading →

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