What Will Life Be Like Without My Dad?
“How are you doing?” friends ask with sympathy in their eyes. I give a standard reply because I don’t even know what I could say that would…
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She Left the World the Same Way She Entered it: Surrounded By Our Love
For one year, eight months, and seven days I gazed upon my daughter Edie, drinking in every detail. Each morning I witnessed the infinitesimal growth…
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Why I Let My Teenager Get a Tattoo
I let my 15-year-old daughter get a tattoo, and no, I don’t care what anybody has to say about it. Documenting important events in the form of…
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My Husband Loves Me in Sickness and in Health
I remember on my wedding day being absolutely ecstatic to marry my husband. I remember the day like it was yesterday. I loved taking my time getting…
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I’m Missing My Mother-in-Law on Mother’s Day
As each Mother’s Day approaches, I busy myself with preparations and count my blessings. I love any reason to celebrate, and this holiday always…
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The End is Always Unexpected
There they were, the words that slip out of my mouth every time someone mentions or asks about my mother. “My mother passed away unexpectedly…
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To the Woman Whose Friend Was Just Diagnosed with Cancer
“30. She’s 30 years old, Katy. It’s not fair. What can I do?” she asked. My heart ached for this woman. A follower to the…
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Supporting a Family Member With Cancer Right Now is So Hard
When my mom was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma last fall, it was a blow to us all. My mom has always been a rock, always strong, always on…
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I’m Supposed To Raise You To Be Strong, But You’re the One Who Strengthens Me
I dreamed of you before I held you. Curious eyes. A smile that lit up your face. When I saw the plus sign, I just had a hunch God was going to give…
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Don’t Wait For a Tragedy to Love Your People Well
*On March 1st at 4:34 pm my wife went to dance with Jesus. About two months before she took her last breath, I wrote the piece below. Even though…
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