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Love through a Window

~ Stacy ~ 13 Comments

Last Thursday, my great-grandma turned 96. Months before, we’d planned a birthday bash for her with her three children attending from three states, along with several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. 

Then the coronavirus crept into our region, creating a trickle of closures and cancellations. We altered our plans with the changing recommendations from the CDC.

Plan A: Hold the party in the dining room at her assisted living facility with all of us present.

Plan B: Pick up Nana and transport her to my parents’ house for the party. 

Then we learned the entire assisted living facility would be locked down, with no visitors in and no residents out. Time to think creatively. 

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A Mama’s Promise to Parents of Little Ones

~ Stacy ~ 9 Comments

Something big happened last Sunday.

 I was upstairs getting ready for church, hustling (and sweating) like always, knowing I had the solo job of getting myself and three young boys dressed (Where are your church shorts?) and presentable to the public (Whoa, let’s clip those eagle talons!) and making it to church on time to get them settled into kids’ class so I could lead my women’s group.

When I came downstairs after blow-drying my hair, I nearly fainted.

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*Featured image by Amy Vivio photography

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How Two Broken People Kept Their Marriage from Breaking

~ Stacy ~ 19 Comments

Marriage is hard. It’s hard because life is hard. Because relationships are hard.

My Love and I are celebrating a decade of marriage today, and I mean CELEBRATING, because honestly, there was a time or two we didn’t know how we’d make it.

I’m dishing out truth today at HVFH about how two broken people kept their marriage from breaking.

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Cheers to ten!

Stacy

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Two Words You Should Always Say to Another Mom

~ Stacy ~ 12 Comments

Hello, my fabulous readers!

I’m excited to announce that I have become a contributor to Her View From Home, a lifestyle magazine that shares daily articles about family, kids, fashion and health, recipes and faith. The website is made up of views from women across the country who share one common theme; a passion for their view from home. Continue reading →

Grand Edits with Becky Kleikamp: Revising Life after the Loss of Two Children

~ Stacy ~ 10 Comments

One of my favorite times of the day is when I first hear my 22-month-old son Miles talking in his crib in the morning. Sometimes it’s earlier than I want it to be, and I know that when I step out of bed and walk past the balcony door, my ankles will be hit with a cold draft. I know that as soon as we go downstairs, I’ll be filling cups and cutting toast and refereeing squabbles and gathering gear for outings. Continue reading →

Grand Edits with Gwen Sternhagen: Revising Life with an SMA-diagnosed Child

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All of life is a draft. We look ahead with expectations and hopes of what the future will bring, but often, despite our choices, despite our resolve, events or circumstances beyond our control force us to rethink our plans. We edit our pages, making grand revisions, accepting the twists and turns of our story, doing all we can with what we are given, determined to create a narrative that is beautiful, albeit messy — our own shabby, yet shimmering story. Continue reading →