Entries by Ellen Stephens

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MY HEART RIPPED IN TWO

On New Year’s Eve, 2018, at 12:30 a.m., my daughter-in-law texted me letting me know my 34-year-old son had been admitted to the hospital due to shortness of breath and fever. He had been on medicine for almost four days but things had gone south. She asked if I could come and help out and, […]

IT WAS ENOUGH.

Today marks the one-month anniversary of my Mother’s home going. This month has been incredible. I have been loved on, cradled, hugged, prayed for and encouraged, even by people I didn’t know. God sends people into your life when you need it most. When the nights are darkest and the sunrise will not come soon […]

24 Hours in New Orleans

      This past weekend my daughters and I drove over to the east side of Louisiana to tour New Orleans.  I’ve lived here my entire life and only last year went to NOLA and just saw a very tiny part of it.  I knew I had to return to this hotspot for tourists […]