Grief Support

My Story: When God Calls You to a Ministry of Suffering

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devotional / Grief Support / Post-Traumatic Growth / Widowhood

Contentment, Even Now?

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I often preach to myself that I need to be fully present in each season. It’s so tempting to always be looking forward to the next things: Before we know […]

Child Loss / Grief / Grief Support / Post-Traumatic Growth / Trauma / Widowhood

Post-Traumatic Resilience

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This is resilience. I remember a huge holly tree that took up residence next to our house when I was young. She was actually quite beautiful, but when she started […]

faith / Grief Support / Parenting / Widowhood

Step Out of the Boat: Overcoming Fear in Grief

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About nine months after Jeremy left for his eternal Home, a friend took us out to do some sunset tubing on the lake. My 12-yr-old had been looking forward to […]

Grief / Widowhood

The Gift of Suffering

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Sometimes, it’s good to remind myself that I don’t corner the market on suffering. I was watching my new favorite podcast today, and one of the guys (Josh) was walking […]

child loss / faith / Grief / Grief Support / Widowhood

Grieving Well

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“Grieve well,” they say. But what does that even mean? By those standards, I’m a terrible griever. So was David. And Job. And Jeremiah.And—dare I say—Jesus? But what if “grieving […]

child loss / Grief Support / Resurrection / Widowhood

That Which Appears to be Dead

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Self Portrait “I took this picture today. Looking at it later it dawned on me, this is a picture of widowhood. See that tree, unnoticeable at first, in the middle?? […]

Child Loss / faith / Father’s Day / Grief / Grief Support / Poetry / Solo Parenting / Widowhood

Choreography of Compassion

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Dear friends, Another Mother’s Day has passed and Father’s Day is upon us. It is right and fitting to honor those we love. But what of the orphan, the childless, […]

Grief Support

The Dark Cave of Grief

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I think grief is a lot like a cave. They say the “dark zone” inside a cave is one of the darkest places on earth. While people have successfully lived […]

Grief

Just After the Rest: Finding Value in the Silent Measures of Life

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A lifetime ago, I was a musician. In music, we call a pause a “rest.” We like that word, don’t we? Rest sounds like such a lovely thing—until you’re forced […]

But God / cancer / faith / Grief / Merchandise / Resources / Widowhood

Terminal? But God…

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Two-year cancer checkup = another clean bill of health 🙌🏻 However… That isn’t why I’m wearing this shirt today. I recently re-released this “God Can” shirt in honor of my […]

cancer / Child Loss / devotional / faith / Grief / Widowhood

God’s Heartbeat

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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 […]