My Daddy Is In the Arms of Jesus
My daddy went home to the arms of Jesus just a few short days before Christmas. My family was given…
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My daddy went home to the arms of Jesus just a few short days before Christmas. My family was given…
Continue ReadingWe picked up her ashes yesterday . . . our daughter’s ashes. Though the funeral home was only about an…
Continue ReadingMy daughter wobbled toward me in silver, square-toed go-go boots, one heel dislodged and flopping against our hallway’s faux wood…
Continue ReadingI wasn't ready to let you go. When I was a little girl, one of my greatest fears was that…
Continue ReadingMy late grandmother taught grade school in the early 1960s. She taught for a handful of years and gave it…
Continue ReadingMy dad was sick for a long time, but still, no one prepares you for that moment. The soul-crushing phone…
Continue ReadingMy storm began in a doctor's office. A routine ultrasound, a chance to see our second baby for the first…
Continue ReadingI cried in church this morning. It wasn’t the beautiful hymns sung by the angelic choir. It wasn’t the poignant…
Continue ReadingIt’s been 14 years since she left. It’s like a lifetime ago and yesterday at the same time. The loss…
Continue ReadingI prayed to see my momma die. Please don’t click away yet or judge me harshly after five seconds. I…
Continue ReadingI was a little unsure As I left God’s warm embrace: What will it be like? What challenges will I…
Continue ReadingI'll leave a place for you. Though you are not here, I will leave a place for you . .…
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