To the countless dads on Father’s Day, living with part of their hearts in heaven You are often the forgotten ones, but we see you The ones who couldn’t wait to be fathers, pacing in the delivery room The ones who rocked their babies to sleep and taught them how to ride without training wheels… Read More
Finding The Real You After Child Loss
It’s no secret that we lose ourselves after our children die. I have seen so many posts on social media about this recently. Parents are lost, desperately searching for themselves, their purpose and direction, clinging to tiny slivers of hope with every ounce of strength they have left. Hearing the devastation out there reminded me… Read More
Faith Over Fear
These are my people. They complete me. I tried to get a selfie with all of them, but of course it takes 50 attempts to get one that is even close to sharable. You never know what they will do! So this is the best we could get. We just completed a 600 mile road… Read More
One More Day. You Can Do This.
I’m here to remind you, you can do this. It hit me as I was watching my daughter’s dance recital the other night. Seeing her so beautifully poised, smiling, flawlessly dancing across the stage- she was so grown up-my heart instantly sank as the tears fell silently. I loved watching her, but I couldn’t help… Read More
The Ultimate Revelation of Faith
I didn’t really fathom the enormity of the meaning of Easter until after Lydia died, my adorable five-year old girl. I knew absolutely nothing about death until July 16, 2008. Prior to that, it was elusive to me. It was terrifying, and something I shied away from in every conversation that arose. Death was dark,… Read More
Reminder-Tomorrow Isn’t Promised
Do you ever get those subtle signs, those little hints like words that resonate within you, stirring something up deep in your soul? I’ve learned that those are the things we should be paying attention to. A group of my writer friends calls it the whispers, God’s whispers. I’ve had more than a few of… Read More