The Storm of Losing a Child
This morning my alarm went off at 8 am then again at 8:30, 9 and finally at 9:30 I told…
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This morning my alarm went off at 8 am then again at 8:30, 9 and finally at 9:30 I told…
Continue Reading“Don’t worry, you’ll find another dad for your kids, you’re young,” an older widow told me a week after my…
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Continue ReadingTruth time. I feel overwhelmed lately. It’s the kind of overwhelmed that makes me want to sit and do nothing…
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Continue ReadingDear Daddy, You are the most important man in my life. And even though I will probably never directly tell…
Continue ReadingThe needle in my spine sent shock waves of pain straight down my leg. I felt one short breath away…
Continue ReadingI lay on the couch, one eye open and one shut. An ice cube wrapped inside a damp washcloth balanced…
Continue ReadingHe had the flu. I know the flu kills people every year, but not 63-year-old healthy men who just…
Continue ReadingI’ve been thinking about the idea of enough a lot recently. How to be enough, how to be OK with…
Continue ReadingI married the most amazing, Godly man. Seriously, he is a dream. He is a wonderful leader for our…
Continue ReadingSometimes I wish I were a perfect mom. I tend toward perfectionism, in general, but motherhood has brought it…
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