Hey you! Yes you! I see you chugging along there reading blog posts and surfing the wonderful world of the web. It’s Giving Tuesday! I did not know this until about an hour ago. With all the shopping days (Black Friday, Cyber Monday) it’s nice to see a day that gives back to an organization… Continue reading Giving Tuesday
Today it has been five years since my mom had her cancer-removing surgery. I praise God that my mother is a survivor. During one of my undergrad writing courses, I had the assignment to write a biography. I thought it only fitting to share this biography on my mom on the date of her five-year anniversary.… Continue reading Five
Yesterday I celebrated Easter with my family. It was a wonderful time filled with sunshine, neon colors and 20 people crammed around the dining table. (I got stuck at the kids table…but I didn’t mind!) Of course I had to capture the decor, my Easter outfit and adventurous egg hunting experience (We take our Easter… Continue reading Easter
About two years ago I wrote a short narrative for school. I just came across this document and thought I would share bits and pieces of the original story. It’s written in reference to a memory I have of my childhood yearly family vacations to Charlevoix, Michigan. (Also, we were very strange and creative kids.)… Continue reading Butterfly Man
A sharp January wind fluttered the curtains in the farmhouse that day. There wasn’t a stage, a pulpit or even an aisle runner. There was just a living room and a small gathering of friends and family. The lack of extravagance didn’t matter as the two twenty-year-olds exchanged vows—vows that would hold for three-fourths of… Continue reading Seventy-five
Rachel Batdorff 