Thirty seven years ago, Tim and I started our dance in the minefield. I was in college when Tim’s job moved us from Iowa to Nebraska, so I put college on hold and we decided to start a family because…..why not? I was twenty. We were broke. And I wouldn’t change a thing.

Thanks to our parents and God’s grace, we grew a story. It wasn’t a fairytale. But it was ours.

Over the next five years, we turned our unairconditioned, single-wide mobile home into a homey little nest, added three sons to our dance through the minefield, and I fully embraced my role as a stay-at-home mom.

After twenty years, I returned to college and started my teaching career, earning my Masters Degree in 2018. Today, I am an instructional coach, working with elementary teachers who are so passionate about positively impacting their little corner of this crazy world.

So what about those three baby boys? Well, they grew up, served actively in the U.S. Air Force for many years, gave me three daughters-in-law who have become my friends, and blessed six grandkids who keep our hearts and calendars full.

The grandma years are full of laughter, tears, and plenty of landmines. They are the perfect fuel for The Laughing Grandma journey and the perfect reason to passionately pursue Jesus. Every day.

I’m so excited to get to know you and to work together to become grandmas who plant seeds of joy & wisdom in the hearts of our families, so we can laugh together without fear of the future. (Proverbs 31:25)

“She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future.”

Proverbs 31:25

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