What's Your Best Yes? Mine Bought Me Precious Time Several "best yes" experiences freckle my life. Salvation, marriage, our big move, and the last time I saw my dad. Two years ago my dad unexpectedly dropped dead but days before I made one of the best decisions of my life: I said, "Yes". God is faithful to meet our future needs. When I decided to toss my schedule and … [Read more...] about What’s Your Best Yes? Mine Bought Me Precious Time
Grief
Grief: More than death; the Deepest Heartache for Kids and Adults Alike
Grief, usually viewed as the single entity death wears other faces. Though we grieve from the earliest moments of our lives it's rare that we develop a process for coping with grief until something devastating happens in our lives. Everyone is familiar with heartache and disappointment. With my divorce, miscarriages, unexpected death of my favorite person (aside my husband) and … [Read more...] about Grief: More than death; the Deepest Heartache for Kids and Adults Alike
What They Don’t Tell You About Grief
We hadn’t spoken for some time but I ended a call with my mom and headed into CPR training for my job. Rain covered my car, an ironic prelude to the unseen tears soon shed. Teachers I now call friends and I enjoyed an unrushed conversation while waiting for the class to begin. We laughed, a laughter that soothed the vulnerable parts of my heart still recovering … [Read more...] about What They Don’t Tell You About Grief
Waiting to Move: Friday
Before we stopped by the hospital for a final face-to-face farewell with my mother and father-in-law we loaded Red Rose, our family wagon, onto a car carrier and sidled mattresses onto the end of moving truck before closing the doors one final time before arriving there. Her third and final surgery scheduled for the week would take place in the early afternoon. She felt … [Read more...] about Waiting to Move: Friday
Waiting to Move: Wednesday
He searched my eyes for the answer, for comfort as he asked, “Is my mom going to die?” I heaved a heavy sigh, the pain tender still from my dad’s death that blindsided everyone, “I don’t know, but I’d say goodbye like it’s the last time.” How? How do you follow God, how do you trust God with the heavy details completely outside your control? How do you trust God enough to … [Read more...] about Waiting to Move: Wednesday
