I Am the Keeper of My Mother’s Legacy
My 4-year-old was recently trying to grasp why daddy had produced her a grandma but mommy hadn’t. We were in the van, just us two after having…
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Grief Never Ends, But Neither Does Your Strength
Grief is a journey—not a place. It’s a heartbreaking adventure. A sad chapter in the book. Grief is debilitating days and paralyzing moments. But…
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Tragedy Changes You, But it Doesn’t Have To Ruin You
A tragedy happened. Your heart was broken. Maybe it was betrayal or rejection. Grief or loss. Something happened and you haven’t been the same…
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Even When Your Arms Are Empty, God is Still Good
I stared at the ceiling in the dark emergency room with as much strength as I could muster. I knew the technician was trained to not convey emotion,…
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Call Your Mom Today Because Tomorrow Isn’t Promised
My day will look different from yours tomorrow. Tomorrow you will wake up and your mom will still be here. The nightmare and fear of her not being…
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Only Jesus Can Carry the Weight of a Broken Heart
In July 2014, our 25-year-old son Ryan (my stepson) was killed when the gas can he was using to light his bonfire exploded. For three days, he was a…
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“God Has You in Heaven But I Have You in My Heart” TobyMac Grieves His Son in Raw New Release
It’s every parent’s worst nightmare: the death of a child and the impenetrable grief accompanying such a horrific loss. Grammy…
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Even Though They’re Gone, I Still Find My Parents in Church
In the 1980s and 1990s, my mom and dad were my Sunday school teachers at different and repeated times throughout my youth. Their tenure was broken…
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Another Year Without You in it Hurts
A new year is starting soon, a year likely to be filled with more milestone birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, summer trips . . . all without…
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The Room Where We Said Goodbye
It wasn’t the hospital. It was a room in my sister’s house. A room where you would spend your final days. It was a small room in the corner of…
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