I have the honor of watching and being in communion with some incredible widows (young and old). Their strength encourages me to keep going on hard days. I wrote this a few nights back after a long day of work and hours filled with difficult decisions and choices. God gave me these words as a… Read More The Strength of a Widow
I sat down and began to write as I reflected on the things I’ve learned this past year. Honestly, 2020 seemed to be a really great year. My heart was in a good place and I felt like light was breaking through parts of me that I wasn’t sure would ever be okay. Though Covid… Read More From my Heart to Yours- What I learned from 2020
I have been house hunting recently and found a home I adored yesterday–it was a 1924 renovation project. Behind the front door there were rich brown and creeky hardwood floors and gorgeous tall bay windows. My inner Joanna Gains came out of me as I walked through the front door that was tucked away in… Read More Rebuilding
For a moment let us acknowledge the true agony of grief. I can almost still feel the physical pain of the sharp gravel that dug into my skin after falling to my knees the night Eric died. I can still envision my mother’s eyes as I desparately held on to her in hopes that the… Read More A Lament of Grief
How has it been a year since we lost a loved husband, father, family member and friend? I have thought a lot about this day. What would it be like? What would it look like. Looking back on this day last year, I never thought I would last a day, much less 365 of them.… Read More The First Year
I miss Eric. I miss his sincere presence. I miss his laugh. I miss the joy he brings to a room. I miss the way the babies light up when they see his face. I miss it all. Grief isn’t linear. Grief has no end date. Oh how I wish it did. I once believed… Read More The Truth Is: Processing Grief
