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The Black Sheep of the Family

By Laura Nivin Leave a Comment

I’ve been thinking about my sister Liz a lot lately. It will be 11 years ago today that we lost her to triple negative breast cancer. I hate cancer. It just really sucks. She became a grandmother this year. She would so proud of her son and her daughter in law. They are such great […]

Filed Under: Blog, Featured, Grief, Homepage Bottom Articles, Inspiration, Inspiration, Midlife, Uncategorized Tagged With: Cancer, Cancer Sucks, Faith, Family, Hope, Loss, Love, Sisters

The Reboot

By Laura Nivin 16 Comments

I was looking through some papers the other day in my home office. The accountant was sending me friendly reminders that they couldn’t move forward until they had this one certain form. And Lordy, do I hate hunting things down for that sweet man! I start going through the different stacks and get sidetracked by […]

Filed Under: Blog, Featured, Grief, Inspiration, Inspiration, Midlife, Uncategorized Tagged With: Alzheimers, Blessings, Blog, Brothers, Faith, Grief, Hope, Love, Midlife, Podcast, Sisters, Survivors

Selfie Bliss

By Laura Nivin 2 Comments

We just got home from a week in Charleston, South Carolina. It was our first big family trip on a plane in a couple of years. I wasn’t sure how the twins might do since  we had to take two planes to reach our final destination. I am happy to report that our kids were […]

Filed Under: Blog, San Antonio, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: children, Down Syndrome, Love, phone, Photography, Selfies, Sisters, Travel

A Painting that Inspires

By Laura Nivin Leave a Comment

In June of 2010, we were home visiting my family in East Texas. We didn’t have anything special planned. We typically just hang out with my brothers and sisters and their families. We sometimes go to the lake or the airport and my husband plays some golf with my brothers every now and then.  Our […]

Filed Under: Blog, Homepage Bottom Articles, Inspiration, Inspiration, Midlife, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: Faith, Hope, Inspiration, Kilgore, Love, Sisters

The Long and Winding Road

By Laura Nivin 17 Comments

I took a trip down the “Long and Winding Road” near my hometown in East Texas this past weekend. I haven’t been down this road in a very long time. It is about 3 miles long and full of twists and curves. Not only is it scenic but is also somewhat secluded as well.   […]

Filed Under: Blog, Featured, Homepage Bottom Articles, Inspiration, Inspiration, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: Back Roads, East Texas, Faith, Family, Hope, Kilgore, Life, Liz Ott, Long and Winding Road, Love, Nostalgia, Scenic Drive, Sisters

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