A mother-daughter trip to Disney World brought beautiful moments, painful memories, unexpected tears and a reminder that finding joy after loss doesn’t mean leaving love behind. Sometimes it means choosing to keep living and making new memories along the way.
Sometimes grief finds us in the most ordinary moments. For me, it was a drawer full of old dish towels and a baker’s rack that has followed me through 23 years of life. A reflection on unexpected grief triggers, treasured memories, faith, and finding gratitude even in sadness.
When God Answered a Prayer This is our wedding story, and everything He did to make it happen There is a moment I keep returning to when I think about our wedding, and it isn’t the flowers, or the dress, or even the look on Bill’s face when I walked down the aisle. It’s the…
Pull up a chair my friend. I’d like to share another story with you. This is the story about how Bill came to understand and believe in Jesus. Saying the Name: Jesus I know, I just said that Name: Jesus. Jesus. It’s distinctive. It’s divisive. It’s controversial. It’s ridiculed, taken in vain and even offensive…
What to Do When a Spouse Dies (Part One of the “Heart After Loss” Series) I don’t love talking about this part of my life, but it’s one of the main reasons I created this space.I want to share my faith, my stories, my life with Bill, our daughter, and the pieces of my journey…
Letting go and healing when a spouse dies is a process. Grief is unlike anything I’ve ever been through. It fits into its own category. It’s not a straight line or a five-box checklist. Most people move back and forth between feeling their loss and rebuilding daily life, sometimes in the same hour. That “whiplash”…