Embrace It All!

  In this episode, I share our nine‑day trip that became far more than a vacation—it became a reset button for our marriage and a living lesson in what firm commitment really looks like. The journey begins in Maryland, serving alongside our sons and a group of young adults in a community project called “Shop the Block.” , “There’s a different kind of closeness that comes from serving together,” a...

 This episode blends real‑life storytelling with powerful mindset tools. After navigating our grandson’s Type 1 diabetes diagnosis, preparing a major presentation, and launching a scholarship in our daughter’s name, I found myself face‑to‑face with destructive thought patterns I thought I had already mastered. I break down what distorted thinking looks like, how it shows up in relationships, and t...

Strong relationships are fundamental to our existence.  We all need each other!  But there are three most important relationships are imperative for each of us  to develop and strengthen before we can create and strengthen all other relationships in our lives.  In this espisode I explore these foundational relationships, what they look like, and ways that I have found to to build and fortify each....

The theme for this past year as well as the beginning of this year for our family can be summed up into one word: CHANGE. Each one of us has experienced so many changes.  And yet, through it all, we have become stronger, and our ability to adjust has increased tremendously.  We have formed new relationships and have strengthened existing relationships.   In todays episode I recap briefly the chang...

I had a friend ask me an interesting question several weeks ago.  It has given me much to think about since then, and has led me to ponder my own experience of not receiving the miracle I had hoped for two years ago.  My plans don't always line up with God's plans for me, and I continue to be faced with how I am going to handle my "but if not" moments.   Dennis Simmons "Bu...

On this episode I share how believing two thoughts created so much misery for too long.  Our brains offer us thousands of thoughts each day, some are true and some are stories and some are downright lies.  Unfortunately, for me, I believed two lies my brain offered me, causing nothing but worry and despair.  And I could have prevented weeks of feeling so miserable if I had just done one simple thi...

Over the course of the last month and a half I have had several experiences that have helped me learn how painful it can be when our expectations don't line up with others' expecttions.  In this episode I share several experiences that have helped me learn the pain that can be caused when our expectations are unmet and what can remedy that pain.   To connect with Angela Adams Shoot me an...

That last two months have brought more changes to our family, and with it all the emotions of feeling joy and sorrow at the same time have been overwhelming.  My heart has been heavy and I haven’t been able to put into words all that I am thinking and feeling.  I am going to try, in this episode, to walk you through  all  I discovered as I held on and fought against these new changes and what it t...

I have learned and experienced over the last 22 months the many ways that grief manifests itself in me.  I knew that anger could be one way, but up until December of 2024 I hadn't experienced it.  Then it it.  In this episode I briefly share my epxerience with the overwhelming anger that flooded my body and mind for three months.   To connect with Angela Adams Shoot me an email:   adamsangela...

It's been a while, I know.  But I am back!  Today I will briefly explain part of my journey over the last few months and one way that helped me climb out of my own  discouragment and worry spiral.   And it all has to do with understanding my "why" for everything I do.   There is so much we can discover when we are still and ask oursleves "why".  The key is to ask "why...

In this episode I briefly share how EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing) Therapy helped to unlock not only the trauma from Jessica's death, but trauma from years before.  I will explain what it is designed to do and my own experience with it.   If you are experiencing any type of trauma, I highly recommend finding a therapist who is trained in EMDR therapy.  The results can change...

It's been awhile, I know. Over the last month, my emotions were quite heavy overall.   I have felt the pain and sadness of Jessica's absence more than I thought I would. And it confused me.   Afterall, it has already been a year and half since her death.  Shouldn't I be feeling better by now? The truth is, I continue to feel the waves of sadness and pain.  It comes and goes, but las...

Shortly after Jessica died, I started to travel down the road regret.  suddenly I found  myself  in the state of “ wish I would have and wish I could have”.    I wish I would have told her I loved her more often.  I wished I would have not gotten so angry over petty things when she was growing up.  I wish I would have stopped her from hiking that day.  I wish I would have celebrated her more on he...

Shortly after Jessica's death, a friend of mine shared with me that there is a high percentage of marriages that don't survive after the death of a child.  Although shocked at first that she would share this with me so soon after Jessica's passing, it gave Dave and I a chance to discuss our commitment to each other, and how we were going to make a conscious effort to turn toward eac...

For the past several weeks I have been going through pictures and trying to organize them.  Each picture created a memory and gave me a chance to reflect on how our family has evolved and grown over the years.  The experiences captured in these pictures not only tell a story, but they also create feelings of love that have deepened over time through shared experiences.   Usually, the way we proces...

Over that last three months a lot has happened with our family.  So many wonderful and hard experiences at the same time.  And in the middle of all of it,  my faith and trust in God and my Savior was stretched more than it has ever been.     In today's episode I will share this personal experience with you and how I am learning that faith and trust in God, and surrending my will to His is har...

I am learning that after experiencing a traumatic event, your mind is constantly on high alert, just waiting for the next traumatic thing to happen.  This is quite normal, but it is not easy to go through.  In this short episode I will share an experience that is helping me to put it all into better perspective.   To connect with Angela Adams Shoot me an email:   adamsangela707@gmail.com 

This month was filled with celebrations, and also many "firsts".  During the first year after a loved one dies, you experience the holidays and celebrations for the first time without them, and it can be so painful.  I've struggled a lot this month, and my tears flow daily.  But as I have reflected on the memories each "first" presented, I'm seeing  the miracles we&ap...

Over the last 8 months I am learning what it means to become resilient.  Some people think that resiliency means that you brush off your challenges, pull up your boot straps, and move on.  But as I continue on this journey, I am coming to understand that resiliency is definitely not that at all.  On today's episode I will share what I am learning  about becoming resilient and how it has helpe...

There will be times in our lives when we receive strong impressions.  Sometimes those impressions make sense, but more often than not, at least in my life, they don't.  Today I will share one such impression with you and why I am so grateful that I followed it even though at the time it didn't make complete sense. I will also share with you what I learned from feeling angry.  I am realiz...

Two months after Jessica's death, I would consistently wake up in the middle of the night with my stomach in knots.  I would try to figure out what triggered it, using some familiar tools, but nothing worked.  In this episode I will share what I am learning to do when sleep doesn't come. To connect with Angela Adams Shoot me an email:   adamsangela707@gmail.com 

The way we experience grief can be so different in the way others do. One of the things I am noticing in my own grieving process is that I am moving at a much slower rate than I ever have been.  On today's episode I talk about what this looks like and how I am learning to embrace this in myself.   To connect with Angela Adams Shoot me an email:   adamsangela707@gmail.com 

I thought I knew what it meant to mourn with those that mourn and comfort those that need comforting.  But I didn't quite fully undersand.  In this brief episode I will share with you what I am learning and the impact it is having on my family. To connect with Angela Adams Shoot me an email:   adamsangela707@gmail.com 

My heart is broken, and I suppose it will be for a very long time.   As I am mourning, I am learning what it is to be comforted, truly comforted in very personal way.  Today I want to share with you what I am learning from my broken heart. To connect with Angela Adams Shoot me an email:   adamsangela707@gmail.com 

It's a new year.  In the past I would be excited for the new year, making long lists of resolutions and goals for myself.  But this is year is different.   Honestly, the thought of making any type of resolution or goal for this upcoming year seemed to be too much and I decided I was just going to let this year happen and push through.   But a couple of things brought me to me knees, so to spe...