The year our daughter died, I had to stop watching the news. I remember every time there was a big news story about a tragedy, I could hardly keep the […]
Grief Support / Widowhood
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Early Retirement: Why Does God Allow Good Men to Die Young?
Just a few weeks after my husband’s funeral, a young friend stopped by the church to see me. She wondered why God would allow a godly man’s life to be […]
Child Loss / Grief / Grief Support / Post-Traumatic Growth / Trauma / Widowhood
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Post-Traumatic Resilience
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
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Step Out of the Boat: Overcoming Fear in Grief
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
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The Gift of Suffering
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 […]
Devotional / faith / Grief / Grief Support / poetry / Trauma / Waiting / Widowhood
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Parable of an Ice Cream Cone
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
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That Which Appears to be Dead
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
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Choreography of Compassion
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
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The Dark Cave of Grief
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 Support / Widowhood
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Dreading Mother’s Day
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. […]
Grief / Thoughts Journal / Trauma / Widowhood
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The Battle For Your Mind
Oh, friends, the battle for our minds is fierce! The enemy slithers up, while you’re lying on a grave with the wind knocked out of you, and he whispers in […]
devotional / Easter / faith / Grief / hope / Resurrection
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Sunday Isn’t Coming
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 […]