Like a good cup of coffee...

Do you ever read something so sincere and sweet that you find yourself desperately wanting to be able to express yourself just as eloquently?


Today I sat reading post after post of a blog that could possibly be some of the best writing I’ve read in awhile. As I read posts from this woman I realized that there is much more to her story. She’s funny, honest and in her best moments describes the simplest of days with such illustrative descriptions that you feel like you were able to share part of that moment too. Her passion and adoration for her husband is enviable and I found myself hoping to read just one post about how he clips his toenails at the dinner table or some other disgusting habit that she can’t stand…but alas no. :-)

I only happened across this blog because an old high school friend had posted a YouTube video about her on Facebook page today. I watched and, as it is with everything I watch or read, I wanted to know as much as I could. I read her blog “ac” after crash as she calls it and “bc” before crash…and I will tell you two things:

1) She is superb…a beautiful wife, mother and fighter...because others would have just quit life and she continues to put herself out there for the world to see and read about.

2) Her honest style of writing is the reading equivalent of coffee. :-) This likely only makes sense to me...who gets so much joy out of the simple smell of coffee… I can only think to liken my favorite writers to something that sweet and simple.

I laid down on the floor with our laptop at 5pm today just glancing over her story to see what it was all about. Two hours later I found myself on the sofa happy to have stumbled across her amazing story of courage and love. Kudos to you Stephanie - you have not only inspired me to have a greater appreciation for the people in my life but also to try my best to write, photograph and capture every wonderful second of it.

Blog posts from Stephanie that I would recommend checking out sometime:

http://nieniedialogues.blogspot.com/2005/11/please-someone-plug-me-in.html

http://nieniedialogues.blogspot.com/2009/11/do-you-still-see-me.html

http://nieniedialogues.blogspot.com/2005/09/and-my-blog-will-go-on-and-on.html

http://nieniedialogues.blogspot.com/2005/10/neck-brace-man.html

Love,

Elyse