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Three Ways to Walk With those Who Grieve
Last week I had a conversation with three different women who are doing the hard and holy work of walking with friends who are in the early stages of grief after loss. It’s such a difficult and sensitive space to step into; one that requires discerning care. Each of these women expressed a desire to… Continue reading
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Healing Came Quietly
When we first lost our 18 year old son to cancer, the grief was so acute, so intense, I was unsure I would ever heal. I could not fathom a day when the pain did not feel crushing. I could not grasp a time would come where I did not feel overwhelmed with sorrow. Those… Continue reading
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Talking About Grief
I had the opportunity to sit down with Jill Sullivan from While We’re Waiting, a ministry that offers Biblically based retreats for bereaved parents after child loss. We spent some time talking about my post, 10 Things That Are Different Than What I Expected. We also talked a little about my experience in year three… Continue reading
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He Is Still Good
I had the opportunity to sit down with Heather at the Thanks for Doing That Podcast to talk about holding grief with hopeful lament. If you’d like to listen, you can find it on your favorite listening platform or click here or here. Continue reading
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The Holding Power of God
I’ve been thinking a lot about the holding power of God recently. He has promised that he will “never leave nor forsake” those who are his (Hebrews 13:5). I have seen this truth in my own life and I saw this truth play out as we watched my son lose his battle with cancer. Just… Continue reading
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Laying Down Understanding
There were over 1,000 people in attendance at Ezra’s memorial service. Students, faculty, staff, medical providers, friends and strangers from Christian, Atheist, Buddhist, Mormon and Hindu backgrounds; all who heard the Gospel spoken that day. We have heard of people who have come to faith because of Ezra’s story. The truth is, however, as Ezra’s… Continue reading
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The Evolution of Surrender
I am learning that surrender evolves with time and seasons. I have had points in my life in which I have believed that surrender was a one-time act. What I am learning, however, is that it is a repeated posture of the heart that must be practiced over and over and it evolves with time.… Continue reading
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Things That May Not Be
Next Monday, September 29, will mark three years since Ezra left this earth. Grief is disorienting in that at times, three years feels like an eternity and in other ways, it seems as if we lost him a few weeks ago. I’m not sure my mind can comprehend quite yet that it will be three… Continue reading
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Be Careful Little Eyes What You See: 5 Ways to Help Our Kids Process Social Media Violence
I am mom to four teenaged boys. Two have seen the Charlie Kirk shooting, two have not. As a mom, as a Christian, and as one who has a Masters in Counseling, the fact that 60% of children have watched real world acts of violence on social media is both concerning and alarming. As parents,… Continue reading
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The Comfort I Did Not Understand
The past two weeks have been wrought with one tragic event after another. School and mass shootings, stabbings, a political assassination, endless fighting among people, and on and on. Along with others, I am weary of these tragedies, longing for redemption; longing for the return of Christ to make all things new. I cried when… Continue reading