& seeking to walk in His ways ~ Joshua 22:5
When Sarah died, the desperation of the agonizing pain of loss drove me to the feet of Jesus. As each new aspect of the sorrow of her absence crashed down upon me, the shocks repeatedly drove me to Him and His Word. It was survival, not effort. I was acutely aware that in every sense, … Continue reading Prone to Wander, Lord, I Feel It
"Today marks 3000 days since we were separated from Sarah." Those are the incomprehensible words of the text my husband sent me this morning. It took my breath away to read it. I don't track time like that, probably intentionally. I am acutely aware that the separation from our precious daughter has been agonizingly long, … Continue reading 3000 Days
Today is Sarah's birthday, our eighth without her. "Eight." Such an inadequate number to describe the span of my painfully missing and longing for my child. "Forever" seems a much more accurate description of the agonizing length of time since I last held her, saw the gleam in her eyes, and delighted in hearing her … Continue reading “Sarah Day”
Lying awake in the still of the night last night, a seemingly endless reel of joyful family memories played in my mind's eye. One by one, snapshots of time flashed in the dark, countless precious memories of savored days long gone by. But as the clock ticked on, I eventually came to the abrupt ending … Continue reading Incomplete Yet Full of Hope
"Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us" Hebrews 12:1 NASB Unbeknownst to many, today is National Bereaved Parents Day, and July is … Continue reading The Test of Endurance
Listening to Him 