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Crafted in Darkness
7 years ago we were living through the physical and daily pain of trying to run the sprint we had been given. Drake was young, his...
Tarah OSullivan
Apr 10


Breathing Life into Desert Places
I was seven months pregnant with Drake, our fourth little in six years. Although our plates were full, Eric and I felt the Lord calling...
Tarah OSullivan
Apr 9


On the Outskirts
There was a time when the Israelites finally came through the desert. The 40 year journey was coming to an end. A time when they could...
Tarah OSullivan
Mar 10


Today Is My Birthday!
Today is my birthday, and as Drake and Vivian's mother, I find myself asking for the same thing every year.
"Father, please..."
Tarah OSullivan
Dec 2, 2024


Grateful...
I don't know if I have ever been truly grateful for time. When you are young, all you think about is growing older. When you are older...
Tarah OSullivan
Nov 28, 2024


Let thy Food be thy Medicine
"Let thy food be thy medicine, and thy medicine be they food." - Hippocrates Drake and Vivian went through years of trial and error when...
Tarah OSullivan
Sep 10, 2024


The First 24
The hours after Vivian's birth was a bit of a blur. We had decided to induce her around 39 weeks and three days due to me being dilated,...
Tarah OSullivan
Aug 26, 2024


The Day Before...
As we were going through our school day yesterday, my son asked me "Mom, were you...right now...were you in labor with Vivian?" I paused...
Tarah OSullivan
Aug 23, 2024


Vivian...alive; lively, bubbling with life
I typed in my search bar early this morning.. "What does the name Vivian mean in the Bible?".... The search populated and it caught me...
Tarah OSullivan
Aug 21, 2024


Failing FORWARD...
I avoided this day for weeks... I wanted so badly for him to be able to communicate, to show us something, to PROVE he was in there. In...
Tarah OSullivan
Aug 12, 2024


Vivian Update..Mother’s Day Evening
I am normally full of words… words that help make sense of things that have happened…words that bring understanding….words that I feel...
Tarah OSullivan
May 13, 2024


Living in the Unexpected
Eric and I knew raising multiple children were going to be eventful. Raising five children, two with terminal diagnosis, is on a different
Tarah OSullivan
May 6, 2024
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