There’s only one job I left in tears. Correction: I ugly cried. I didn’t cry because the job was easy or satisfying, in fact, it was very challenging and demanding. It also wasn’t because the office was close to home; in fact, my commute on public transportation took nearly two hours out of each workday. … Continue reading In Memoriam: Maria A. Kortan-Sampson →

Prologue Finally, we landed. This was the last leg of our series of exhausting flights. The nightmare was over. As a seven-year-old little girl, my first experiences traveling by plane were not pleasant ones. The worst part of our journey was the overseas flight from Vienna to New York. It was long, and because we … Continue reading Journey to a new land →

I grew up hearing that in my school and among friends as they scooped up some delicious morsel of food they dropped to the floor, and have done it repeatedly myself! The rule didn’t apply to foods we disliked, of course, and it generally didn’t apply to nutritious foods our parents expected us to finish … Continue reading “Five second rule!” →

Election Day 2008. I spent the morning taking my sons to school, running errands, going to appointments…your run-of-the-mill Tuesday when there’s simply not enough hours in the day to accomplish everything. I made my way to my parents' house to drop my youngest son off for his Tuesdays with his grandparents, and I stopped by … Continue reading One determined voter →

If I told you my story You would hear Hope that wouldn't let go And if I told you my story You would hear Love that never gave up And if I told you my story You would hear Life, but it wasn't mine If I should speak then let it be Of the grace … Continue reading Chapter 4, Part II: Our Adventurous Romance →

I've had plans Shattered and broken Things I have hoped in Fall through my hands You have plans To redeem and restore me You're behind and before me Oh, help me believe God You don't need me But somehow You want me Oh, how You love me Somehow that frees me To take my hands … Continue reading Chapter 4, Part I: Our Adventurous Romance →

God You don't need me But somehow You want me Oh, how You love me Somehow that frees me To open my hands up And give You control I give You control I've had plans Shattered and broken Things I have hoped in Fall through my hands You have plans To redeem and restore me … Continue reading Chapter 3: Childhood Memories →

February 10, 2017 I shared a song on my FaceBook page by the Australian duo, for King and Country, “Let my life be the proof of Your love”, wondering what that could possibly look like, but hoping that it might become a reality in my life. Somehow.   Part I October 20, 2017 At the … Continue reading Chapter 1: Accidental Diagnosis →