Heidi Viars

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Recent Blogs

  • Breathing And Other Luxuries — Unshakable Hope

    Please check out Bill Sweeney’s latest blog post. You will be encouraged. Most people don’t think of breathing as a luxury, after all, even the poorest among us can breathe. They wouldn’t be among us otherwise. Luxury: a condition of abundance or great ease and comfort. After almost twenty-three years with ALS, which greatly affects… Read more

  • Deconstruction

    I am sitting here in the middle of summer, bogged down by winter. In early spring our roof partially collapsed from the weight of ice and snow. We noticed our dilemma in the middle of April after the snow finally melted. Since then we have been busy with insurance adjusters, structural engineers, desk adjusters, and… Read more

  • Change

    The other day my teenage daughter came to me with a photo of her when she was a toddler. Because we adopted her when she was older, I didn’t know her back then. She told me what she remembered about the photo and the circumstances. It made us chuckle at the changes that have taken… Read more

  • Up to my Ears

    I awaken with shoulders pulled up to my ears, Greet the morning with worries, with plans and fears. I walk with my back in a terrible mess – “Please hurry! I’m busy! Don’t add to my stress!” I better get on it, spend time in the Word Plug in to the sermons that everyone’s heard.… Read more

  • The When-Thens

    Beware of the When-Thens. I tell you they are dangerous. As a matter of fact, I have been invaded by them and am only slowly recovering. They are the tiniest creatures, lurking about to discourage their unaware hosts. Like a virus on a cruise ship, they are bent on taking over entire endeavors. When-Thens get into… Read more

  • Right Now

    When I was a teen All skinny and smart I wished for a man With whom never to part. I got a good man And wished for a ring For the vows to last That to me he would cling. He clung to my heart We wished for a child Six kids down the road… Read more