There is a Bridge in Heaven Where We Meet
This is a poem about a dream I had one night, where my boys, who both have passed this year, came and visited me. As I laid my weary head, the…
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A Letter to My Mama, From Your Baby in Heaven
Dear Mama, I know you miss me and wish you could watch me grow up. But instead, you sit in that rocking chair, tears streaming down your face, arms…
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So God Made Heaven
He looked down and saw a world drowning in tears. A world suffocating in sorrow and plagued by the hopelessness that is born out of death. So God…
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Sharing God’s Truths With Our Kids Takes Gentleness
It was not the first time a topic relating to God brought my young son to tears. After reading a bedtime story that mentioned Heaven, he began to…
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A Letter To My Mom in Heaven
A few months ago, I lost a mentor to a long, but courageous, fight to cancer. Watching her journey was awe-inspiring as I had always admired her but…
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I Am My Child’s Tomb
Pregnancy loss is a terrible thing. It’s something we bury deep down and only our spouse and sometimes those closest to us know about. It’s a…
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Mommy, Where is Heaven?
It’s a perfect summer day, without a cloud in the sky, as my daughter skips down the sidewalk ahead of me. Her love for the outdoors is visible…
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“Don’t all babies go to heaven?”
“We get to go to Heaven right now?” My two-year-old looked up at me, his eyes wide with a mix of delight and bewilderment. I could see the little…
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What Type of Widow Are You?
In high school I loved getting “Sassy” magazine so I could take their fun quizzes. Maybe it was “What kind of girlfriend are…
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The Unopened Gift
When our daughter Krystal was four years old, her requested Christmas gift was a “ballerina outfit.” So, I ordered a sweet tutu, very…
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