Am I Where I’m Supposed to Be…. [asking for a friend]!?

by rachelrains // January 11, 2021 // No Comments

I have long dreaded this first week back in January. Knowing this week is when our journey began, I worried. Would I feel saddened by the long, brutal journey of moving to Hometown, OK knowing mama would leave this earth... Continue reading →

Dreaming Big…

by rachelrains // January 5, 2021 // No Comments

Grief is a bitter pill. The tears so close to the surface, I don’t dare let them spill. For if I did, the hydrant may never drip dry. The dreaded first Christmas now looms in recent past. But early January... Continue reading →

[@ameaningfuljourney’s] Christmas Go-To Playlist Countdown | 2020

by rachelrains // December 10, 2020 // No Comments

In an ’And the Award Goes to…’ format, I have compiled a Christmas Go-To Playlist to satisfy even the most savvy and discerning Christmas music lover's delight. A perfect blend of old and new. Secular and Holy. I guarantee you’ll discover a new favorite or two. Happy listening. Continue reading →

Breaking Down… and Trusting Him in the Journey.

by rachelrains // November 19, 2020 // No Comments

One year ago, hubby and I drove through Cairo, Illinois on our way to pick up Cousin Carl for Thanksgiving. Hubby pulled into the historic district for what would be our very last time. Although, unbeknownst to us at the... Continue reading →

Naming [and Doing] the Hard Things…

by rachelrains // November 10, 2020 // No Comments

“I can do hard things, if it’s only for a season” is what I kept telling myself, as my mama’s care demandingly increased. What an incredible honor and how exceedingly joyful it was to serve her so well in her... Continue reading →

Fightin’ Crime… and Cancer.

by rachelrains // November 2, 2020 // No Comments

In those hard, early crime fighting days, we called ourselves the Three Amigos. This past winter, I had planned to slowly unpack our story of combatting crime and evil for all of you. But God had different plans… It was... Continue reading →

Changing Life Seasons… {Travel On}

by rachelrains // October 16, 2020 // No Comments

I rediscovered Yellowstone National Park pics from fifty years just a couple days before we left for own family trip two weeks ago. I was only a year old on that trip. My parents had just bought a camper and... Continue reading →

[A Holy Marker… ] My Mama’s Cancer Journey

by rachelrains // September 29, 2020 // No Comments

“Falling leaves are summer’s way of telling us goodbye.” – unknown Three incredibly difficult seasons have come and gone since I last posted to the A Meaningful Journey blog site. All I can say is… God and cancer can move... Continue reading →

If We Make It Through December…

by rachelrains // January 2, 2020 // No Comments

The second half of 2019 brought a flurry of rollercoaster twists and turns for our family… and in God’s amazing grace, all for the good! God works like this ya’ know… not on our schedule… and not at all as... Continue reading →

The Secret [Lesson] of Life…

by rachelrains // December 10, 2019 // No Comments

Humility isn’t exactly a characteristic we value much less elevate nowadays… “Humility has a dank and shameful smell to the worldly, the scent of failure, lowliness and obscurity.”* But Jesus came into this world humble in birth and he died... Continue reading →