Wednesday (October 10) marks the seven year anniversary of the day we lost everything in a house fire. It’s interesting because although that was a very real and life-altering experience – the benefits of it have far outweighed the heartaches of it. Sometimes I think that’s a gift of sorts… to be able to step …
6 Years After the Fire
So yesterday, October 10th, officially marked six years since the day of our house fire. There are some days it doesn’t feel like that long ago – especially when people are burning things other than leaves and firewood… and even then I can get a little shaky. And of course there are aspects of that …
Fire-versary… Five Years Later
It’s been five years since one of the most impactful events to our lives, a day I think I will remember with clarity until the day I die. It was 4:00 in the morning. Both Ryan and I were sound asleep. I was still half asleep when I heard what sounded like breaking glass. I …
Four Years After the Fire…
Last Saturday, October 10 was officially the four year anniversary of the Great Kirksville Fire of 2011. In spite of the passage of time, I still remember it all very clearly. It was 4:00 am. Ryan and I were asleep in bed. I woke up a little to what I thought was someone in our …
Three Year Fire Anniversary
So Friday was officially the three year anniversary of the day our lives were changed – the Great Kirksville Fire of 2011. I still remember it like it happened yesterday. It was 4:00 in the morning and I was awoken to the sound of breaking glass. I thought someone was breaking into our house until …
Memorial Day – House Update
As it is Memorial Day weekend, Ryan has the day off and (surprisingly) so do I. So we’re spending the day of thanks and appreciation for military men and women working on insurance paperwork for the house. Yes… the house fire may have been over 7 months ago, but we’re still in the process of …
Some Fire Tips…
So I figure I’m in a unique position (since I’m one of the few people I know who has had a house fire) to offer some advice about what we learned from our little situation. So here’s some things I would recommend so that if you ever (Heaven Forbid!) have a house fire, you’ll be …
Unfinished Projects…
You may have noticed over the years I’ve been writing here that I’m a big believer in personal projects. You’ve seen my work with my Gratitude Project. You’ve seen me explore painting. I’ve shared our own family albums and Christmas cards. I’ve shared my fine art series with you too. I think having these …
Our Christmas Cards
One of my favorite things to do over the years has been to design our Christmas cards. Every year I’ve tried to some up with a way to make our cards special or clever. It never mattered to me that we didn’t have children to show off on our cards – it just meant we …
Thirty-One…
Every year I sit here trying to figure out what to share about getting another year older… I’m not much into my birthday, to be honest. I don’t like being the center of attention and I’m a big believer in age is just a number. But over the past few years, I find my birthday …