I’m Sheila Chester—a writer, mom of three, humorist, and storyteller who has been writing about life as I’ve lived it for more than a decade.
Go back as far as you want, reader. It’s been a ride.
The early years get pretty intense—infertility, adoption, IVF, grief, and building the family I prayed for. Then came a spiritual awakening, a whole lot of questioning, and the unraveling and rebuilding of what I believed about myself, God, and the world.
These days, you’ll find a lot more comedic storytelling about marriage, motherhood, reinvention, and the general absurdity of being human.
These posts span more than ten years of my life. I’ve changed. My beliefs have changed. My writing has changed. Thankfully, my sense of humor has survived all of it.
Enjoy the ride.
Sheila’s Take on Friends
We don’t have to go through life alone. While it is so easy to check out of personal relationships these days by just logging on to the computer, we have got to be strong enough to take a look outside our screens and see the human beings right in front of our faces. We get a choice to have people walk beside us. Sometimes its the people we expect to walk beside us and some times we are surprised by those that end up unexpectedly becoming the most important part of our lives.