Lessons Learned in Seasons of Suffering
My valley-walk was not wasted, for ‘twas there I met the Shepherd. “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil for […]
Over the next week, I’ll be sharing my thoughts on the book of Job. For 25 years, I’ve pondered this book and what it means to those who mourn. These […]
I wrote this on Christmas Day, 2021—ten weeks after Jeremy graduated to Glory. I believed it then, and I know it to be true now, more than ever. He is […]
Wanna skip Christmas this year? I hear you. And I get it. But perhaps there’s another way. Here are some thoughts on celebrating Christmas, even when our Christmas isn’t, at […]
Grief and gratitude can coexist. You can be truly thankful and also deeply saddened by the empty chair at your table. Leave space for your memories today. Then, through your […]
I am thankful for grief. Hear me out… Grief is love. 🥀 Not, “I once loved,” but rather, “I love still.” I am privileged to have had a love that […]
She was exhausted. She was out of her comfort zone. She’d had enough. So, he just sat with her. For as long as it took.
Because love bends down.
Like a good earthly father sits by his struggling child—tenderly, lovingly, patiently—so our good heavenly Father stoops down to us in our need. For as long as it takes.
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When we realized Jeremy wasn’t going to make it, I looked at my dad and asked, “Why does this keep happening to me?” When bad things happen, often our first […]
Thanksgiving has always been a month-long holiday in the Smith home. When our boys were little, our family began an exercise in thanks-living, which became a yearly tradition for us. […]
Jeremy married a very broken girl almost 27 years ago. In him, God graced me with exactly what I needed in that particular season. He was patient and steady and […]
The boat was not Peter’s safe place; Jesus was.
