Like many children, I was afraid of the dark. I don’t know what it is about the unknown that makes it so terrifying, but darkness made my imagination run wild. […]
child loss / Grief / Parenting / Trauma / Widowhood
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To The One Doing Hard Things
Hey, you. The one who cried herself to sleep last nightThe one battling to get out of bed todayThe one who keeps reliving the traumaThe one who is riddled with […]
Grief / poetry / Widowhood
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Remind Me That I’m Not Forgotten
TodayI feelUseless.Hopeless.Unwanted.In the way. Not self pityJust the awarenessThat life as we know itKeeps going on. Some of usAre left behind for a while.Like missing the last busOut to happiness. […]
cancer / devotional / faith / Grief / Widowhood
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Softer…Or Stronger
I wish I were stronger. Friedrich Nietzsche said, “That which does not kill you makes you stronger.” In many ways, that’s true. Studies have actually shown that many people who […]
cancer / devotional / faith / Grief / Trauma / Widowhood
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The Purpose of Fire: That I May Come Forth as Gold
My girls and I love a bonfire. There’s just something about that smokey smell that lingers in your hair, the mix of autumn chill with the fire’s warmth and the […]
faith / Grief / Widowhood
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You’re My Promised Land
Our congregation enjoyed their first service in our brand new building this past Sunday. I didn’t go. The truth is, I have been both anticipating and dreading this day for […]
Marriage / Widowhood
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How I Wish: Spending Your Birthday Without You
How I wish I could wake you at dawn with a “happy birthday” kiss and snuggle my head into that perfect little spot between your shoulder and your heart that […]
devotional / faith / Grief
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When I Am Afraid
Last night, we did some sunset tubing on the lake. My youngest had been looking forward to it all day, but when the time came for her to get on […]
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 […]
Grief
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A Long Wait: Persistence in Prayer
One of the more painful losses of my life was our first failed adoption. We got beautiful baby A at 45 minutes old and knew immediately that she was the […]
Anorexia / faith / Grief / Trauma
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The Thorn: When God Doesn’t Heal the Wound
Guest post by Kat Smith I wish this was easier; I wish God would just provide healing and escape. But maybe I won’t ever find peace on this earth. Maybe […]
faith / Grief / Parenting
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I Surrender All. Even This…
I’ve been a fighter since birth. Strong-willed, passionate, determined, stubborn, pig-headed—whatever you want to call it—that’s me. It’s not all bad. It saved my life, once upon a time. It […]