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of  grace  &  gumption

The Vegas Syndrome

Several years ago, I went with a group of friends to Las Vegas, Nevada, for a wedding. Although we weren’t thrilled about the casinos or “night life” that are typical of the city, there were several other aspects of the town we couldn’t wait to explore – the lights,...

This is My Story

Several years ago, I was asked to speak at a fireside event at a retreat. The retreat coordinators had heard me give my testimony in a smaller setting before and wanted me to share it again for their whole group. Honored to do so, I started preparing my notes weeks in...

All Smiles

All Smiles

My boys were fighting. No surprise there. They crawled, climbed and kicked their way onto the recliner, each determined to claim prime real estate on my lap before the other. And in the midst of the chaos, for some reason that I cannot even remember now, my husband...