This Big Ol' Heart of mine

What happens when your heart starts failing... but your life is just beginning?At just 37 years old, I was diagnosed with a rare, life-threatening disease that changed everything I thought I knew about my future. Faced with fear, uncertainty, and an impossible prognosis, I had two choices: surrender to despair or learn how to truly live.In This Big Ol' Heart of Mine, I share my deeply personal journey through chronic illness, grief, unexpected joy, and an unshakable faith that carried me through the darkest seasons of my life. With honesty, humor, and heartfelt vulnerability, I invites readers into hospital rooms, cross-country motorcycle adventures, family milestones, moments of heartbreak, and life-changing encounters with God's grace.More than a memoir, this is a story of resilience. It's about discovering purpose when life doesn't go as planned, finding courage in weakness, and choosing hope even when the road ahead is uncertain.Whether you are living with a chronic illness, caring for someone you love, searching for encouragement, or simply wondering how to keep moving forward after life's hardest moments, I pray my story reminds us that our diagnosis does not define us-and that every day is still a gift worth embracing.Filled with practical life lessons, Scripture, and encouragement at the end of each chapter, It is my hope that This Big Ol' Heart of Mine will leave readers inspired to live with greater faith, strength, gratitude, and purpose.Because sometimes the biggest hearts aren't the healthiest ones... they're the ones that never stop believing.