Our daughter was born with three heart defects. I would often lay with my ear pressed against her, so I could listen to her heart beat. It brought peace to […]
Child Loss / devotional / faith / Grief / hope / Trauma / Widowhood
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Graves and Gardens
When Karissa died, Jeremy and I were newlyweds, living on a single Christian School teacher’s salary. Meaning, we didn’t have two nickels to rub together. Thankfully, my parents were gracious […]
Bible Study / Book / cancer / Child Loss / Devotional / faith / Grief / Grief Support / Trauma / Widowhood
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Is God Asking Too Much?
When Jesus asked the disciples to feed the 5000, they thought He was asking too much of them. And if it had it all depended on them, they would’ve been […]
Book / cancer / Child Loss / devotional / faith / Grief / Trauma / Widowhood
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It’s Not About Job
There is a common misconception that the book of Job is about a patient man suffering well. And if the book ended in chapter 2, I might be inclined to […]
Book / cancer / Child Loss / faith / Grief / Grief Support / Widowhood
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The Treasures in the Valley
Are you tired of this endless journey of suffering? Job’s…and yours? I see you. You’re weary. You’re discouraged. You’re afraid this lonely path of agony is all there is and […]
cancer / Child Loss / devotional / faith / Grief / Parenting / Trauma / Widowhood
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When God Calls You Out
The boat was not Peter’s safe place; Jesus was.
cancer / Child Loss / faith / Grief / Widowhood
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2 years—cancer free!
When I found out I had cancer only nine months after my husband died, I didn’t think I even wanted to survive it. I was numb. I was exhausted. I […]
cancer / Child Loss / faith / Grief / Widowhood
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God Can, But What If He Doesn’t?
What if …I don’t get a happy ending?…This pain doesn’t go away?…He answers my prayers with “No?”…Life never looks like I hoped?…I lose again? I know God can—but what. if. […]
Child Loss / faith / Grief / Parenting
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In God We Trust: When God Calls You to Hard Things
In God we trust. But what does that mean? I thought I knew, but I’m learning trust at a whole new level these days. For my first 21 years, I […]
Child Loss / faith / Grief
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Childless on Mother’s Day
Friend, if you are dreading Mother’s Day, I see you. Twenty-two years ago, we said our final goodbye in this life to our only child. My first Mother’s Day was […]
Child Loss / Christmas / Sermon
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God With Us
I’m not going to lie. It’s terribly tempting to feel sorry for myself this morning, as I think of so many families celebrating Christmas together today. But I opened my […]
Building Bridges / Child Loss / faith / Grief / Sermon
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Is He Worth It?
Yesterday, I sat on Jeremy’s grave and asked him to tell me how to do this without him. Of course, I didn’t expect him to answer. But God…. Early this […]