Welcome! I want to take a minute and tell you what HeavenboundMom.com is all about! This blog officially launched in 2023, but it was an “imaginary blog” for almost ten years before that. I love to write, so as thoughts and ideas came to mind I would post them on my “imaginary blog” (in other words, I would store them on my computer where no one else could see them!). It was good practice and required no consistency, so it was a great way to begin.
My passion for helping other wives and moms comes from my own struggles. I am slightly on the bull-headed side (my husband might disagree with the “slightly” part of that statement!) and am neither patient nor organized by nature. Put that all together and you basically have a recipe for family disaster! The early years of our marriage were filled with conflict and disharmony and I felt like we were just barely coping with the challenges of life.
Over the years when we faced some of our hardest struggles as a married couple we felt totally alone … in part because we had limited resources in terms of help and in part because we were too embarrassed to admit how bad things had gotten at home. There were some dark and challenging times, moments where both of us were ready to toss in the towel, but ultimately we turned to the only Source that could truly solve our problems … God and His Word.
Then, in 2012, two friends in close succession were diagnosed with cancer and passed away, leaving behind two grieving husbands and eight heartbroken children. I was shaken, realizing how fragile life was and that there was no guarantee I would have the privilege of raising my children to adulthood. I started to wonder what would happen – how I would live differently – if I found out I was dying.
And then it hit me … I am.
Each day I live, each breath I draw, takes me closer to the end of my life. It could be today, it could be 10 years from now, it could be 50 years from now, but I am dying. I realized how desperately I want to make every moment count. I want to spend every day with the perspective of what is truly important. I want to live life in light of eternity.
I have no doubt where I will spend eternity, and the name of the blog answers that question! If you are not certain about your own eternal destiny, send me a message and I would love to share more with you personally.
With no doubt about where I am headed, living with an eternal perspective is a matter of choosing on a daily (or moment-by-moment) basis to stay focused on the priorities God has given me. My tasks may be different than yours, my responsibilities may look different than yours, but we both have the same goal … to accomplish the mission we have been given by our Father.
So I hope you will come and walk alongside me, allowing me to walk alongside you, as we each progress on our journey as a heaven-bound mom!
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