Talena Winters 6/4/15 Talena Winters 6/4/15

Too Soon to Say Goodbye

Munchkin’s passing.

Talena Winters 5/15/15 Talena Winters 5/15/15

Happy-r

I am so thankful that bad days—and bad weeks—are temporary.

Talena Winters 5/1/15 Talena Winters 5/1/15

All That’s Left is to Love

Wow, yesterday's post about how Christians treat the LGBTQ community has sure generated a lot of great, constructive discussion (a little here and a LOT on Facebook), which is exactly what I hoped it would do. The comments have provided me with some more thought-food to chew on, and I hope it has done the same for many of the people engaged in the conversation.

Talena Winters 4/23/15 Talena Winters 4/23/15

Do I Care Too Much?

How do you care without bleeding out? How do you protect yourself without becoming callous? How do you draw the line between "making a difference in the world" and "being healthy and whole for me and my family" when your heart breaks every time you hear about the damage done to one of the least of these?

Talena Winters 3/24/15 Talena Winters 3/24/15

Hold On, Pain Ends

Grief is a funny thing.

One day, you can be perfectly fine, feel like you have accepted your loss, and that life will once again be wonderful to live.

The next day, you can be on the verge (or beyond it) of tears at every waking moment.

Talena Winters 1/4/15 Talena Winters 1/4/15

Ringing in the New Year with Sleigh Ride Fun

A quick recap of our holidays, including two very fun sleigh ride adventures we got to experience—and I got to photograph!

Talena Winters 12/17/14 Talena Winters 12/17/14

Novel Revisions and Holiday Hopes

What’s filling my month: a stomach bug and revising my first novel.

Talena Winters 12/3/14 Talena Winters 12/3/14

How a conversation with Broadway composer Timothy Huang changed me

My online encounter with Broadway composer Timothy Huang, and how it moved me.

Talena Winters 9/8/14 Talena Winters 9/8/14

To the Finish Line

This past weekend, our family went down to Red Deer to support Jason as he ran his first "Super" Spartan Race, which is 8 miles in length (and 20-plus obstacles).