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Rest Easy, Shyssa

March 8, 2022

You just really never know when the best and the worst days of your life are going to be. One day I’m booking a ticket to a show in NYC, then two weeks later a world-wide pandemic hits and almost takes my dad’s life. Two moths after, I meet the love of my life. And by the end of the following year we’re married. Besides the looming threat of a third world war and inflation not-so-slowly pricing me out life, I was happy. Stressed a bit but still working and painting to .

A Synopsis of the Last Two Years

February 19, 2022

Hey. I’m back. Sorry. It’s been two years. HOW has it been two years? This sounds weird to say, but it is a lot easier for me to write when I’m struggling or hurting. During happy times I’m just busy being happy. And positive emotions are harder for me to put into words. So I guess you can say the last two years have been full of happiness because I haven’t even attempted to blog. A whole lot has changed. Like a lot. Most of you know me in real life and probably follow me on .

My Dad’s a COVID19 Miracle

July 27, 2020

God is so good. I’m honored to have been a part of this journey and so thankful He saw us through. And even though He would still be good if things had turned out differently, I’m so grateful that He still has plans for Dad here on this side of eternity. I cannot express how full my heart was yesterday and is today to be surrounded by those I love and all those who have covered us in prayer all year.

Things I Know in Such a Time As This

May 30, 2020

I was up late into the night listening to the sounds of sirens and helicopters circle my city while protests turned to riots, cop cars caught fire, and hundreds lined the streets, all in the middle of a global pandemic. Such a strange time we live in. This morning I went down to help clean up the mess and was able to join in a multi-congregational prayer circle exactly where the riots had taken place nearly hours before. There’s a video at the bottom of this post. It was .