We Pray for Healing that Doesn’t Always Come
I've been thinking a lot about healing and how most times healing doesn't happen the way I hope or pray.…
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I've been thinking a lot about healing and how most times healing doesn't happen the way I hope or pray.…
Continue ReadingI have always struggled to make and keep friends. This struggle has only become more pronounced in adulthood as everyone…
Continue ReadingCome, sweet girls, come sit with me. It's time to know the story of how you came to be. Two…
Continue ReadingWe lie flat on our backs next to each other, our faces toward Heaven. I feel his warmth all down…
Continue ReadingUnlike most people, I don't associate black as a color with the idea of death. When I think of death, I…
Continue Reading"Take the scenic route" was something my father said to me as he took the long way to drop me…
Continue ReadingI think it’s safe to say we have all dealt with grief. If you haven’t, count your blessings. I, like…
Continue ReadingDear Father-in-Law, You are incredibly missed—not just by your son or your grandchildren, but by me, your daughter-in-law. I wish…
Continue ReadingThis ring is not much to look at now—a well-worn piece of turquoise costume jewelry, its cheap metal revealing its…
Continue ReadingMy mom died at the age of 45. Yes, just 45. Around Mother's Day, the reality of just how young…
Continue Reading“I take you for my lawful wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse,…
Continue ReadingHolidays. Birthdays. The day they physically left us. These are the ones that hit the hardest—the toughest days. But they…
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