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Steph Tyler

  • When What If becomes What Is

    … and what if it doesn’t. As my friend and Pastor once told me, grief and sorrow are like the waves on a beach. There are times when the water is gentle. You can walk alongside the water and not… Continue reading

  • The Things We Carry

    For most of my life I never felt like I had great testimony. If you aren’t familiar with the lingo, it’s your personal “come to Jesus” moment. I grew up in church. I didn’t have a “I was going down… Continue reading

  • In the Valley

    We’re here now. At the hospital. The curtain is closed but the machines are beeping. We can hear them changing her sheets and cleaning. We are waiting for the update. … Every night one of us in the boys’ room… Continue reading

  • Living in the Shadows of Sameness

    I’m not the only one, at least I don’t think so. The days often look the same. Dishes, laundry, make the beds, clean the floors, change the diapers… Every day I fall into this pattern. It’s increasingly become the same… Continue reading

  • An Anniversary

    Friday, Honey and I celebrated our 5th anniversary. Of course, things didn’t go as planned. In our case, the anniversary plans went awry when Honey had a scratched cornea and an eye infection. Friday was spent at home, with the… Continue reading

  • Call me Loquacious

    We were in Texas with my Uncle Robert, my mom’s eldest brother. His voice, warm and gravely, a voice I always equated to being home. A Dr. Pepper and coffee drinker. His dining room contained multiple televisions, turned on to… Continue reading

  • A Bitter Seed

    In Indiana, I was the proud owner of a home built in 1900. (Maybe I should say co-owner with the bank!) I loved my house, the nooks and crannies. But then… there was the yard. For those of you that… Continue reading

  • The Treasure

    Many years ago, 14 to be exact, I experienced a heartbreak. My world shifted and what I thought was to be, wasn’t. Now I can look back and be grateful for the change in direction, but at the time I… Continue reading

  • Resurrection Day

    Today, is just a little note about our Easter day. I always try to write on purpose with a purpose. Today’s note, however, is just a snippet about our day and a picture with my beautiful boys. Today, is the… Continue reading

  • The Message in the Mess

    I cannot be credited with this phrase. Quite frankly, it came from a baking show. But, when I heard it, it immediately reminded me of my current week. I have not been feeling my best and everything feels like a… Continue reading