& seeking to walk in His ways ~ Joshua 22:5
Timewise I've really only just begun this painful journey of deep grief, but I've already learned a number of significant lessons. I'm sharing some here both for future reference for myself, and in hopes that they might be helpful to others walking alongside grieving friends. I dislike the ever popular lists of "15 things you … Continue reading Helping Your Grieving Friend
"My soul waits for the Lord More than the watchmen for the morning; Indeed, more than the watchmen for the morning." Psalm 130:6 [NASB] It happened again in the depths of the darkness last night. Exactly the same as it has happened almost nightly for over six months now. Six months, not seven, because I … Continue reading Morning is Coming
"Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bandage us. "He will revive us after two days; He will raise us up on the third day, That we may live before Him. "So let us know, let us press … Continue reading Rains of Refreshing
"A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones." Proverbs 17:22 [ESV] Our home has always been one characterized by joy and laughter. We find humor in almost everything, and we delight greatly in evoking laughter in one another. The day of the accident I promised Katelyn, Kristen and Sophie … Continue reading Laughter in the Valley
Within days of Sarah leaving, we as a family began dreading the upcoming Christmas season. We were certain it, combined with Sarah's December 20th birthday, would be filled with devastatingly hard days. In the months leading up to December we tried to come up with a strategy to somehow reduce the pain of those days, … Continue reading Moment by Moment
Listening to Him 