by Veronica | Jun 2, 2017 | Deep Thoughts, Medical, Quietness
So much of life with a terminal diagnosis is waiting. Waiting for the next diagnostic procedure to help the doctors treat. Waiting for insurance to cover (or deny) whatever treatment or care plan the doctors agree upon. Waiting for the next step in the progression of...
by Veronica | Mar 6, 2017 | Deep Thoughts, Littlest Life Story, Medical
Have you ever had something happen, and in the moment you didn’t realize exactly how big the thing was? That was me five years ago today. Littlest was struggling with Failure to Thrive (ftt) post-decompression surgery. He had a regular weight check at his...
by Veronica | Jan 13, 2017 | Deep Thoughts, Family, LivingOpenHanded
Six years ago on Dec. 22, 2010 we got the news that Littlest had a spinal defect known as Spina Bifida (I was 18 weeks along in his pregnancy). We were given SO MUCH HOPE at our perinatologist’s office: that he would walk, that he would have “simple”...
by Veronica | Mar 3, 2014 | Deep Thoughts, Export, LivingOpenHanded
So, Disney’s Frozen won Best Animated Film and Best Original Song (for Let It Go) last night at the Oscars. Let It Go also won the Golden Globe for Best Original Song. I love the movie, and feel like it’s such a positive thing for so many reasons, but then...
by Veronica | Jan 30, 2012 | Deep Thoughts, LivingOpenHanded
God has a plan for me, and it is good. It’s something I’m really struggling with putting into motion, but He has been SO gracious to allow me the time to sit here and focus on Him while Littlest is in the hospital; and to really “own” that His...
by Veronica | Mar 9, 2011 | Deep Thoughts, Discipline, Living, LivingOpenHanded, Raising Children
To the woman he said, “I will surely multiply your pain in childbearing; in pain you shall bring forth children. Your desire shall be for your husband, and he shall rule over you.” –Genesis 3:16 {ESV} I’ve been thinking a bit about how the curse to...
