Select Page

Welcome to Sunflower Chronicles

I’m Sandra. thank you for visiting. I love to look at life through a lens of positivity, seeking bright moments among the challenges that will  inevitably be part our lives.  Over the last few years as I faced an especially difficult health crisis, I adopted one of my favorite quotes as a personal mantra:

Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadows. It’s what the sunflowers do.” – Helen Keller.

This mantra gave me resiliance and hope. I noticed cheerful sunflowers everywhere and was reminded to turn my face towards the sunshine and cling to faith.  I especially loved the ones growing bravely along country roads.  I was inspired to look for joy even in the tough moments.  My hope is that through the sharing of story, you too will see sunflowers along life’s winding path.

Recent Posts
Set Free
"but if we walk in the light as he himself is in the light,                   we have fellowship with one another,                   and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin."                     1 John 1:7   The phrase : “and the blood of Jesus ...
Read More
Celebrating My Courageous, Creative Hero!
Anticipation of Dad’s birthday prompts me to browse through stacks of old pictures. The photographs trace the journey of his life, calling sweet memories to mind.    I see my dad again through the eyes of a small child.   I remember his humor and affection.  I...
Read More
Refreshed by the Rain
Snuggled in my office on the first morning of...forever. The feeling inside me is a mix of relief, joy, possibility. There’s a bit of angst too. I’ve set aside my need to be super woman and admitted to my oncologist CNP that I’m exhausted. She pointed out that after...
Read More
Glimpses of Dad
In church this morning Jeff and I sat behind 2 older gentlemen. We’ve sat behind them before. One of the men is quite elderly and seems fragile. When we stand up, I always feel myself preparing catch him should he stumble. This morning it strikes me just how much this...
Read More

Revise?

by | Jan 7, 2024 | ,

How’re you doing with your plans and goals for the new year?  Are you still excited? Or does it feel like it’s already time to revise, or even give up on, the vision for 2024? This year, I gave myself time to dream freely about the new year. Over the years I’ve...

Behold! I’m doing a new thing!

by | Jan 1, 2024 | ,

There is a light blanket of fresh snow blanketing the lawn this first morning of 2024. I greet this day, this new year, with hope and enthusiasm.
As so many of us do at the dawn of a new year, I’ve been reflecting on the journey of the last few  years.  And like many I confess to thinking: “Surely this year will be easier than the last.”
 In spring of 2022, I was diagnosed with breast cancer and began  the  challenging path of treatment.  December 28, 2022, with great relief I rang the bell, signifying the end of chemotherapy.  I was excited for 2023 even as I knew it would hold more challenges, starting with a bilateral mastectomy in January.
 I had no idea what lay ahead…

No Results Found

The page you requested could not be found. Try refining your search, or use the navigation above to locate the post.

No Results Found

The page you requested could not be found. Try refining your search, or use the navigation above to locate the post.

Stay in touch with me!