Life with Duchenne and Faith Journey Blog Posts

  • My Pause

    Last week was not my strongest or my best.  But, it was.  As I waited for my anger to subside and my normal to come again I went to confession.  I was mad, but not… Read more

  • Grief is not Stable

    They say that with a chonic illness or disease that grief can be in a constant cycle.  I think it is true for Duchenne.  And today I am stuck in the “angry” part of the… Read more

  • Dorothy

    I remember her backyard.  She was not a blood relative, but she was the closest thing to grandmother I would ever know.  She lived in small white house on a corner lot.  There was a… Read more

  • Made for this

    I was made for all my joy.  I was made for all my sorrow.  I was made for everything in between. I never knew I wanted to be a mother.  When I was pregnant with… Read more

  • Love is the Matter

    One night last week I was sleeping when my oldest daughter woke me up.  I drowsily looked at her and was waiting for her to tell me the dog was snoring (he’s an old, fat… Read more

  • 2016: My year in Review

    It’s a little unreal that 2016 is coming to a close.  Reflecting on what has happened the past 365 days reveals how very busy we were, some tough stuff, and plenty of happy family memories. In… Read more

  • My Todays 

    It’s been months since my last blog post.  I have not had it in me.  Whatever ‘IT’ is that allows me to write this ever so personal blog, it has been missing.   I’ve started… Read more

  • Fatherhood Was Just an Idea

    My biological father died in prison, I only met him a couple of times. My most vivid memory of him was a visit to the prison when I was young.  It was before I started… Read more

  • Mary Pearl

    Today we celebrated my youngest daughter, Mary Pearl’s, second birthday. And after two years I am finally ready to tell that story. About two years after the boys had all been diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular… Read more

  • Storms Brewing

    I changed the name of the blog and now have my own domain!  The first blog I wrote nine months ago was titled Weathered Storms.  That is what I should have named the blog then.… Read more

Welcome to my blog!

I’m Betty, a married mother of seven. Three of my sons live with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. I am a faith loving person, who loves to cook and read, but mostly mother. I use this blog to share recipes, review books, and share my parenting and faith journeys.

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