Encephalitis: A Word I can Remember   

Encephalitis: A Word I can Remember  

After reviewing the tests, the doctors decided what to call it. A name I had never known before. A name I struggled to remember then. A name I will never forget: encephalitis. The calendar called it March 1996. My body chose a different march, a lonely march, a march...
Pause: Enduring

Pause: Enduring

– Today’s blog is from the book Pause: The Secret to a Better Life, One Word at a Time. Pick up your copy on Amazon or HERE   Glance back at the words we’ve considered in the last few chapters: believing, celebrating, dancing, dreaming. It would be nice if...
Pause: Dreaming

Pause: Dreaming

– Today’s blog is from the book Pause: The Secret to a Better Life, One Word at a Time. Pick up your copy on Amazon or RIGHT HERE. Our prayers are often not answered the way we hoped. That doesn’t mean they aren’t answered. It might mean they are answered better...
Pause: Dreaming

Pause: Doubting

– Today’s blog is from the book Pause: The Secret to a Better Life, One Word at a Time. Pick up your copy on Amazon or right HERE.   The unknown. It’s staring at us all. Will it promote our risks or prohibit them? Five years from today, will we look back...
My Brain is On My Mind

My Brain is On My Mind

In March I was honored to attend and speak at FACES 2015 Encephalitis Conference in Las Vegas. I was reminded that while so many of us who have experienced encephalitis feel alone, we aren’t. And, that while so many family members of those with encephalitis feel...
Pause: Dreaming

Pause: Dancing

Consider the wonder of this thought: the One who loves us most has invited us to a dance. We can’t afford the price to get in—He’s already paid it. We aren’t sure of the music, the alignment, the sequence, the movement, the space, the timing—He’ll gladly guide us. We...