Stepping back and looking how God has guided me to so many places and points in my life is simply astounding. While I was in the thick of it in each period of my life it was hard to see God at work. I didn't know that with each step I was learning and growing and he was molding me to become the person he created me to be as I continued to serve him.
Author: myblessedlittlenest
Angels in Scrubs & Comfy Shoes
When you are raising a child with a special health condition, their medical professionals become family. There is no greater reassurance than knowing your child is known by his name by people who love him like their own. I was thrown into the world of healthcare via my son Connor in 2006. I had the … Continue reading Angels in Scrubs & Comfy Shoes
12 Lessons for My Sons
On this National Sons Day, here are some lessons I want my sons to learn before leaving our home to chose their own earthly vocation..
Wearing Masks Are Not New. They’re Just New To You.
People with compromised immune systems wore masks yesterday, they wear them today, and they'll be wearing them long after the pandemic is over because masks are effective. They do work. You just have to wear them.
I Love You, a Bushel and a Peck.
It didn’t take much to make her happy – a quick visit, a phone call, a smiling baby on her lap, a pool full of children, her house busting at the seams. June Marie Parent Overmier lived for others and it was apparent in everything she said and did. Grandma had a life well lived and a life well ordered.
Siblings of a High Risk Child : MVPs of the Pandemic
Siblings of children with complex medical conditions live a different life than their peers. Though we parents try our hardest to lead a life that resembles others, we just cannot due to the constant uncertainties. However, this life we were entrusted is precious, and every member of the family has a role to play. These … Continue reading Siblings of a High Risk Child : MVPs of the Pandemic
Do I Suffer Well?
Note from the author: This piece was tucked away in my drafts from February of 2016. Finding it was a sweet treasure as I decided to revamp my blog and start writing again. I feel the timing of it is quite appropriate. I hope it blesses you today and always. Seasons of life come and … Continue reading Do I Suffer Well?
10 Lessons You’ve Taught Me in Your 10 Years
November 30, 2006 was a day that changed me forever. It was a stormy Thursday outside of North Oaks Hospital in Hammond, Louisiana. As the evening approached the rains cleared and a rainbow appeared out my window. Within the next hour you made your way into my arms, the arms you would come to know … Continue reading 10 Lessons You’ve Taught Me in Your 10 Years
A Eulogy for My Dad…
After my dad's passing, I wanted nothing more than to be able to write and deliver his eulogy at the memorial service. I wished to honor the wonderful man he was and leave lasting impressions of his beautiful heart, rather than his earthly struggles. I can only pray that I did him proud. Rest in peace, Daddy; I love you. We are born into this … Continue reading A Eulogy for My Dad…
An Open Letter to Legislators Voting on a Cannabis Bill..
Dear Legislator, I am writing to you as a mother- a heartbroken mom to a child with uncontrollable seizures. I am writing to you in hopes of YOU being a part in saving my kid's life. Please hear me out... My son was born with a rare brain anomaly and because of it he suffers from … Continue reading An Open Letter to Legislators Voting on a Cannabis Bill..
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