To my amazing daughter on the week she turns Eighteen, I know you do not want the public attention, but you deserve it. This is…
Learning who I am - a journey through faith
To my amazing daughter on the week she turns Eighteen, I know you do not want the public attention, but you deserve it. This is…
If your line was broken, in part or whole, by infertility or child loss, God’s blessing was never about your bloodline. It was about His.
I have been writing about him in a book. The boy alive lives there in a way the blog has not seen.
Donna said it first. The night before Mother’s Day, “This time of year sucks. It triggers me.” I knew what she meant. This week we…
They ask if I saw signs of my son’s suicide. I watched, worried, acted. He came back to himself. Six months later he’s gone. Sometimes there’s nothing to see.
We got on the boat in Jacksonville. It was a warm sunny day in Florida, perfect for lounging on the deck as we sailed out…
Decades ago, Donna walked into church on a Mother’s Day. A greeter said, “Happy Mother’s Day!” She had no children. Alex had just died. She…
On the deck of a mountain cabin a few weeks ago, I sat with Donna and held her hand. We watched the mountains. I thought,…
Forgiveness is a word people hand you like a pamphlet. They press it into your hands and walk away as if they have done something.…
Forgiveness is a word people hand you like a pamphlet. They press it into your hands and walk away as if they have done something.…