The Holiday Tune-Up, re-post
(Tracey's note: I'm posting this article again because I think it's important, timely, and wonderful. In case you missed it the first time, please check it out.) I was nineteen years old when I woke…
The Holiday Tune-Up
I was nineteen years old when I woke that July morning in my childhood bed. I heard shuffles and muffles from the hallway through my closed door. “You take this. No this.” “Carry that to…
A comment that moved me. . .
Shortly after I published my post entitled Before and After (read the full text here), I received the following comment from my cousin, Evelyn. Her words are filled with painful honesty and truth, and I…
Notes on Gratitude
We are thrilled and grateful to welcome Val to the family! He was born on July 29, 2015 to Greg and Emily Yokas. Val is named after Greg's mother (my husband's first wife), Valerie Yokas,…