Devotional / faith / Grief / Grief Support / poetry / Trauma / Waiting / Widowhood

Parable of an Ice Cream Cone

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I pass by a small child, with a deliciously drippy ice cream cone in her hand on a sweltering hot day. What joy she must be feeling in that moment! […]

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 / Widowhood

Dreading Mother’s Day

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To the girl who is dreading Mother’s Day… I see you. My very first Mother’s Day was spent in silence—with excruciatingly empty arms—only two months after burying my little girl. […]

devotional / Easter / faith / Grief / hope / Resurrection

Sunday Isn’t Coming

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It’s Saturday. The most hopeless day in history. Hope personified is laying in a tomb, lifeless. The disciples are hiding, mourning the death of their friend and teacher, grieving over […]

faith / Grief / hope / Resurrection / Widowhood

Silent Saturday: When Immanuel Was No Longer With Us

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I often think about that Saturday between the crucifixion and the resurrection, when Jesus was in the tomb. I believe that must’ve been the saddest day in history. I can’t […]

Easter / faith / Grief / hope

The God Who Stays

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It’s easy to feel abandoned when the world moves on before we’re ready. We crave, hope, even pray for someone to come alongside and sit with us in our suffering! […]

Marriage / Widowhood

How I Wish: Spending Your Birthday Without You

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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 […]

Building Bridges

A New Year Without You

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This picture was taken on New Year’s Eve, at midnight, last year. Our lives were so blessed and the future was so bright. Now, as I face a new year, […]