This past weekend I went to visit my daughter, Kari, at her college home. It struck me that this is the last time I will do this. She graduates in May. It’s bitter-sweet. I don’t know how many times I found myself playing out how this should have happened with Ryan. I was able to […]
Archives for March 2014
Ryan has Surgery
Yesterday morning Ryan was taken to the hospital’s operating room for a scheduled procedure. It is the second, of three, that are necessary to put his kidney stones episode behind. A few weeks ago, Ryan had a kidney stone that began blocking his urine stream. The stone became infected and this entered into his blood […]
Guest Post: Good People, Good to the Core
by Karen Tiplady. Over 4 years ago, in February 2010, Ryan came home to Ashburn from the Shepherd Center. Ashburn was glad to have him back home. It took an air ambulance, a regular ambulance and some good neighbors that dug out the driveway for the Divineys. I don’t recall the exact date, but I […]
What If?
We Did Nothing Wrong It’s a question that haunts me… What if? I consciously don’t allow myself to start playing this question out in my mind. Nothing good can come from doing it. There’s no possible way to change the past, no matter how many times and ways I run the scenarios. That’s not to say […]
The Diviney Family: A Constant Reminder
How many times have I heard it? A thousand? Yes, at least a thousand. All I know for sure is it’s too many times to count. At least for me with everything I have going on. What, you ask, am I referring? Let me tell you. “The Diviney family is a constant reminder that…” Here […]