by Rebecca Townsend | May 22, 2018 | Connection, Family, Marriage, Step-Family
Nine years ago, I woke up knowing that I would be sharing the rest of my life with an incredible man who loved me, not in spite of, but because of all my shortcomings – the obvious ones and the ones I may go to great lengths to hide. He sees them before I...
by Rebecca Townsend | Feb 1, 2018 | Encouragement
Light is in both the broken bottle and the diamond ~ Mark Nepo There are lessons learned, remembered, and hopefully even embraced, during the highs and the lows of life. Many times the depth of the lesson doesn’t manifest until many years later following considerable...
by Rebecca Townsend | Jan 23, 2018 | Encouragement, Faith
All parts of the journey are sacred and holy. Take time to honor the beginning ~ Melody Beattie In January, we often take time to reflect on the previous year. In taking a step back, I am now able to see the meaning in some of the madness, pain, disappointment, and...
by Rebecca Townsend | Dec 22, 2017 | Faith
“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. I learned a long time ago if I had little to no expectations, the disappointment of not receiving what I hoped for wouldn’t be as painful. I lost hope the...
