I talked a little bit about sympathy and empathy back at Christmas, but I want to dive further into that today. For many years I didn’t...

Did you know some of the hardest things we overcome, and the greatest things we achieve come from the face of pain? Consider childbirth…...

Welcome to all the new subscribers! The outpouring of love for Millie's book has been such a blessing. Great things are coming in 2023,...

Sometimes when I look back, I still find it hard to believe this is us. No, not us back then. Then we were 'normal'. We had bills,...

Often God will place others in your path for a short time. It might be a moment, a day, a weekend, or even a year. Some become precious...

The Lord moved today. I’ve been struggling, not with my faith, but with not wanting to really celebrate Christmas this year. My heart has...

“𝑰 𝒅𝒐𝒏’𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒅. 𝑰 𝒅𝒐𝒏’𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒊𝒕 𝒊𝒔...

I made my own Christmas gift tonight. Not because my family won’t, but because I knew what I wanted. I was shown a charm a long time ago...

Death hurts Did I need to tell you that? I often hear phrases that sound like somehow God is not good because death is in the world. “How...

I’ve been reading a book called “Grief Day by Day” by Jan Warner this year. Many of the chapters have resonated with me but not...

“Did you see her? That lady in church today, you know the one who had tears in her eyes?” “Yeah, as soon as the pastor started to preach,...

I can only imagine the joy you feel in heaven today. This is your third birthday away from us and I will admit it baby girl—it’s hard...

Often when I write about grief, how difficult it is to bear, I forget to share an important aspect of this life I now lead. Grief is my...

I registered myself for a conference that is coming up. The suggested hotel that popped up is the last hotel that I stayed in with...

Daylight Savings Time arrived along with the cooler November temperatures. I awoke after a fitful night of sleep feeling a little like...

I read somewhere that “Grief is Love”. That would explain why my heart feels about to burst. All the love that is gathered up, overflows,...

A grieving parent hangs on in many ways. The tangible items that seem unimportant become the last connection to one gone on before us. My...

I’m going to share a favorite picture of Daddy and Millie in honor of his birthday today. We have lots of good pictures over our lifetime...

It's June 20th. For the first 43 years of my life that date held no special significance to me, rather it was just a hot summer day...

When your child is a warrior, you have no choice but to go into battle. When your warrior goes to heaven, the fight is NOT over. When you...