THE SHOCK FAMILY

We have an idea. Would love it if you would join us. Together... we could make a difference. I just finished listening to a podcast about the possibility of this generation eradicating slavery. Did you know that there are more slaves in the world today than ever before? Statistics tell us 27 MILLION. We have a chance to be part of the solution. Last January our She Has A Name team attended Passion 2012 . At this conference 40,000 college students came together in the name of Jesus, and were not only educated about the world of human trafficking, but were also given the chance to pool their resources.  And they did.   These college students gave $3,000,000 (Yes... that's 3 MILLION DOLLARS) to organizations all over the world that are in the trenches... working tirelessly to free slaves. It was AMAZING... and simply INSPIRING. Next month we are going to be a part of Passion 2013 . We will be heading to the Georgia Dome to meet with 6...

Happy Thanksgiving! So much to give thanks for. Even through the tears. Missing Dad this morning. First real holiday without him. Wish I could share a raisin pie with him. And I don't even like raisin pie :). Even more... scared of what these next few weeks will look like. Christmas was Dad's favorite. He loved putting up the lights and tree. He loved our snoring santa. My dad was the best Santa Claus ever! But... through the tears today... I will remember all the beautiful times we had with him and enjoy this day with the rest of our family. He would want it that way. If he were here, seeing me cry... he would tickle me until it hurt! Thankful today for:  Such a beautiful day here in Ohio. A husband who just puts his arm around me in these times. Our precious momma who just counts her blessings daily. Cheesy potatoes. Long walks on these beautiful days. The Macy's parade... watching it with our kids... telling them every year about how I marched...

Today I have been struggling. Hypochondria. Read one thing on Fox News this morning and my day has been completely turned upside down. I hate hypochondria. I am an anxiety struggler. You know what stinks about it? I hate that people see me like this. Yep...  it's true. I really do hate that you know this about me. So why am I writing about it? Because, I realize I am not alone on this... No sense pretending I am someone that I am not. If we can walk through these times together it will be better for all of us... Right??? I've decided that I will not go into detail about what has been scaring me today... Wouldn't want any other hypos to read it and freak out themselves :). Doesn't matter anyway, when you have anxiety about your health, if it's not one thing, it's another. What I am going to do in this post is just preach a little to myself... Do you mind? You can stop reading now if this kind of thing doesn't pertain to you :). On th...