by Hollye Dexter | May 18, 2013 | answered prayers, faith, family
The first moment reuniting with Ayumu at the airportToday is May 18th. It’s early morning and my grandson Ayumu is at the kitchen table doing a puzzle with my son Evan. And what is extraordinary about this? My daughter in law and grandson had return tickets to...
by Hollye Dexter | Apr 7, 2013 | answered prayers, faith, miracles, motherhood, parenting, prayer
As many of you know, I’ve been on a daily practice of meditation and prayer, and my life has begun to shift. (If you read any of my blogs from the disastrous years of 2010 and 2011, you know I’ve come a long way. Faith was my only way out of darkness.)...
by Hollye Dexter | Apr 2, 2013 | answered prayers, faith, family, hope through adversity, Japan custody laws, Japanese American, prayer, the power of love
My friend Mary gives the best advice. Over a year ago, I sat in her front yard with tears in my eyes, and told her that my daughter in law and grandson were not coming back from what was supposed to be a visit to Japan. I told her I feared the worst – I may never see...
by Hollye Dexter | Dec 13, 2012 | angels, animal spirits, answered prayers, believe in miracles, Christmas miracle, faith, finches, messengers, miracles
Let me preface this story by explaining my history with finches. Ever since I can remember, whenever things became hopeless in my life, finches would appear out of nowhere. Suddenly the trees and bushes around me would fill with them, coming alive with their birdsong....
by Hollye Dexter | Nov 19, 2012 | faith, fire loss, hope through adversity, Hurricane sandy victims, surviving catastrophe, surviving loss
Love is a lot like fire. A small flame will be extinguished with the slightest puff of air, but put wind to wildfire, and watch what happens. In my experience, tragedy was the wind- the small wind that killed every small flame, the Santa Anas that caused love to erupt...
by Hollye Dexter | Oct 17, 2012 | faith, healing family relationships, Japan custody laws, miracles, prayer, the power of love, the power of positive thinking
When you put your faith in love…Troy is home from Japan with videos and pics of our grandbaby Ayumu, and as I peruse them again and again, I am overwhelmed with gratitude. I prayed for this EVERY day for a year. I woke up each morning, and thought about Ayumu. I...