Thirty seven years ago, Tim and I started our dance in the minefield. (great song, by the way!) 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. Nothing about it made sense. And I wouldn’t change a thing.

Thanks to our parents and God’s grace, we turned the pieces into a beautiful story. It wasn’t a fairytale. But it was ours.

Over the next five years, we turned our unairconditioned mobile home with orange shag carpet into a homey little nest, welcomed three sons, and I fully embraced my role as a stay-at-home mom.

Twenty years later, I finished my teaching degree started my career, earning a Masters Degree in 2018, and today I am an elementary curriculum leader – working with 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 us three daughters-in-law who have become my friends, and blessed us with six grandkids who keep our hearts and calendars full.

The grandma years continue to be full of laughter, tears, love, and plenty of landmines…the perfect fuel for The Laughing Grandma journey and the perfect reason to passionately pursue Jesus every day.

I’m so glad you stopped by and look forward to working together to become grandmas who laugh without fear of the future, as we plant the joy of Jesus in the hearts of our families.

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

Proverbs 31:25

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