stahlmarci

Posted March 10, 2023 A cheerful heart is a good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones\ Proverbs 17:22  This post is about finding laughter in unusual situations and how we take our day to day abilities for granted. When people go to the Emergency Room, it's usually a pretty distressing experience. I could have made it an unpleasant one for me on Saturday, but instead I launched into an evening of amusement. We had finished dinner and were getting ready to watch a movie; while I...

Posted on March 16, 2023 I dedicate this post to my son Christopher and daughter-in-law Erica in honor of their baby girl Scarlett Lynn! I hope that I do her justice and that this might help someone who has or is going through a similar experience. I want you to know that your baby's life had meaning and that, short as it may have been, God chose you to be her parents for a reason!  I can't imagine anything more painful than losing a child. There are feelings of profound grief, shock, anger,...

Posted on May 19, 2023 A LOVE LETTER to you, the one living with a loved one diagnosed with a life altering illness. I've got you!  I believe you have the power and strength to get out of the fear, hopelessness, stress, impatience and chaos that you're currently living in as a result of your loved ones diagnosis, and the solution is to change the way you think about your situation. One thing that no person or situation can take away from us is our hope. The Bible says that true hope is...