Category: grief

  • A Reminder to Hope

    A Reminder to Hope

    I didn’t get what I wanted. Three months of work didn’t move the needle in our favor. It’s a bit frightening and even more disappointing. Before the “what-if’s” and “could be’s” begin to flood my mind, I make coffee and go to the quiet place.

  • Freedom. It’s Love’s choice.

    Freedom. It’s Love’s choice.

    But I will reveal my name to my people, and they will come to know its power. Then at last they will recognize that I am the one who speaks to them.”

  • good grief!

    good grief!

    When your life changes, no matter how big or small, there’s a season of in-between.

  • In Between

    In Between

    Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. Bending over, he saw the strips of linen lying by themselves, and he went away, wondering to himself what had happened.

  • I See You (ICU)

    I See You (ICU)

    She said, “You are the God who sees me.”

  • Just Like That!

    Just Like That!

    Asking why, or what the heck, doesn’t signify little faith. It signifies relationship. And the children of God have been sharing their hard with God since the beginning of time.

  • Waiting to Exhale

    Waiting to Exhale

    I sit and listen as the one who is fighting the deadly disease shares her heart, her desire for all this pain to bring God glory, and the decision to forgo the only treatment left. We pray together, hug each other tight, and the day continues. I sit at the table with tears welling and…