Pregnancy After Loss Came With an Unexpected Side Effect
As I walked into the restaurant, a sea of pink balloons greeted me. Towers of sweet treats lined the table that was dotted with diapers and stuffed…
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Shielding My Child From Loss on Earth is Hiding the Hope of Heaven
I was recently driving to a funeral with my sons. My preschooler kept asking where we were going, and I told him I had a meeting. I didn’t want to…
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Thank You, Cancer
Dear cancer, Two years ago today, you came into my life when I was diagnosed with adenoid cystic carcinoma, or ACC, a rare salivary gland cancer.…
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For the Sorrowful Heart When Struggle Seems Too Much to Bear: This Too Shall Pass
When faced with challenges, we often tell ourselves this too shall pass. We pull up our bootstraps and power through, knowing that this burden shall…
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The Anchor Holds
Our family loves being out on the water. We are fortunate to live on the Gulf Coast of Florida, so we take our boat out often. Although we have both…
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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 myself I had to get out of bed. It was another dreary,…
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Losing the Ones I Love Most Is My Greatest Fear
There is always a risk in love. Loving someone is such a vulnerable thing because as you give your heart to that person, you don’t know…
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Using God’s Gifts to the Fullest, For His Glory, in This Roller Coaster of Life
Do you ever feel like life is like a roller coaster? I do! I think it is a lot like a roller coaster, but it does not stop—it continues on for a…
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When Life Gets Hard, I Hold On
How do you know what to do when you come to a crossroads in your life? How do you know if you should hold on or let go? I think only you will know…
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Finding Hope in a Devastating Diagnosis
In the summer of 2013 my husband and I sat anxiously across the table from a geneticist in a sterile NICU conference room. I don’t know what I…
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