I have officially clocked one week of living in my brother and Alison’s basement. It’s dark down there (Colin is out getting night lights as we speak) and I often bump my knees when attempting to find the bathroom in the middle of the night. But it’s also very spacious. We have our own bedroom [...]

Calling all miracles. You are needed front and center immediately.
There’s so much going on right now that I’ve been quiet about here. But I think I finally need to open it up and just ask for some good vibes, if you have any to spare…
The thing is: During May’s blog break, we sold our house [...]

Yesterday my brother was promoted to a Captain in the Marine Corps. The ceremony was originally supposed to take place on base this morning, but Alison had chemo at that time and wouldn’t be able to make it, so instead it was held at their house. I think that made a big difference for people [...]

I snapped this picture of miss Alison after she ate a blue sucker (hello, obvious). I was looking at it the other day and thought… There she is! Just look at her personality shining. She’s hilarious and feisty and open and beautiful (even with the blue tongue). The blue paired with the warrior face reminded [...]

For Illustration Friday’s Topic: Invention.
This illo was originally for a story about a man who refused to get on the bandwagon with modern invention. No remote controls for tv, no ipods when the radio worked just fine. And no leaf blowers when a rake would suffice. Until his family bought him a leaf blower and [...]

Things with Alison are pretty scary right now. We found out that not only is the chemo not working, but radiation is not an option either. The program was not approved by the FDA. So that leaves us with trying different forms of chemo and calling all the specialists in the country to see if [...]

Today we learned that the chemotherapy is not working on Alison’s cancer… My brother’s blog has more information. His grace astounds me.
Alison, miracles do happen. We’re praying for one all the time.