Author Archives: Devyn

As I wrap up this holiday season, wrapping and unwrapping presents, I don’t want to forget the gifts God gave me this year. It seems counterintuitive to remember this year. In fact, the New Year brings hope. I find myself grasping for the hope to forget this 2020 catastrophe. Many aspects of this year brokeContinue reading “The Gratitude Continues…”

Isaiah 41:13 “For I hold you by your right hand— I, the LORD your God. And I say to you, ‘Don’t be afraid. I am here to help you.” NLT My oldest son and I had to hurry back to Colorado from Texas due to the virus the world is experiencing right now. My fatherContinue reading “Hand In Hand”

Isaiah 43:19 “Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.” It is interesting that this world-wide pandemic is making a huge fuss right at the first sightings of spring. It seems counter-intuitive. We areContinue reading “Spring Forth”

The first time I rode a bike by myself was Christmas morning. Santa left my sparkling blue banana seat bike by our decorated tree. I ran down our stairs, hopped on the bike with the help of my dad and I was off. I didn’t need training wheels or someone’s hand to hold me steady.Continue reading “Roll With It”

My family and I are on a pretty tight budget, so everything in the fridge I try to use. I hate throwing food away. During an afternoon rush of quickly figuring out what’s for dinner, I found a half-eaten head of lettuce. It looked a little sad and wilted, but I still wanted to giveContinue reading “Lettuce Clean-Up”

Summertime fun here we come! Sounds simple right? In my world it is more complicated than that. Fun starts after the sunblock battle: sunblock verses my three-year-old. He moves and bends when it’s inconvenient, and he becomes a mannequin when I need him to move. It amazes me how such a simple necessity is suchContinue reading “Sun-Block”

I take care of a gentleman named Frank that has dementia. Along with his personal care, I also manage his care through coordinating with other agencies, so I get to talk to all sorts of people. David, one of the drivers we use to transport Frank to his day program, was telling me in passingContinue reading “He Cares About Your Apple Tree”

I took my three-year-old to the park. It was just the two of us just he and I, a little mommy-son date. While we were there, I saw this apparatus on the play gym that had places to hold onto with your hands and feet. It started out at an angle then it was straightContinue reading “Spider-Man”