by Marie Yvonne | Mar 12, 2020 | Marie Yvonne: Triumph Over Trial
From the time we change the clock back in the fall to when we change it ahead in the spring, I count down the weeks anticipating the change. I love the darker mornings and lighter evening hours and the newness that spring brings. I love when the birds return and when...
by Marie Yvonne | Mar 5, 2020 | Marie Yvonne: Triumph Over Trial
Almost a year ago, my daughter had surgery to fix a hammer toe that was a direct result of unlucky genetics and wearing flip flops. What was supposed to be a basic surgery with a simple recovery turned into anything but! The doctor was hopeful that he’d be able to fix...
by Marie Yvonne | Feb 27, 2020 | Marie Yvonne: Triumph Over Trial
There’s probably nothing worse than seeing your own child struggle, whether it’s with health-related issues or with emotional or spiritual pain. But perhaps one of the most difficult challenges to witness is when our children struggle with things that could have been...
by Marie Yvonne | Feb 20, 2020 | Marie Yvonne: Triumph Over Trial
One of the greatest examples of someone who found joy in her trials was that of my mother-in-law, Barbara Joyce Zimmerman. Barbara was married at the age of 19 and raised 12 amazing children. She and her husband were converts to The Church of Jesus Christ of...
by Marie Yvonne | Feb 14, 2020 | Marie Yvonne: Triumph Over Trial
A little over six years ago, my husband and I sat in a trauma room at the ER for over four hours as approximately ten doctors and nurses worked to fix our seven-year-old daughter’s arm after she suffered a fall. Upon landing on her arm, she split the two bones...
by Marie Yvonne | Feb 7, 2020 | Marie Yvonne: Triumph Over Trial
I have an ancestor who, years after she had passed on, had a journal published in her honor. In her journal, there is a collection of family pedigree charts, family photos, family stories, budget sheets, and poems that she had written, among other things. And although...
