Great is the Faithfulness O God my Father… My 3rd child is 7 today. Alexia Magdalene. Named after my mother. I can not browse through the photos of her birth and the time surrounding with out a teensy bit of sad seeping through the cracks and crevices. 2008-2009…That was a hard time. The hardest…
For Better of For Worse – Reflections on Marriage
Disclaimer: I in no way an expert on marriage. We as a couple, like many of you have walked thru some tough stuff (financial calamity, separation, death of a child, illness in family) and have found God faithful. I must write simply to get my racing thoughts out before my head explodes….Our history has brought…
Present for the Presents
I love a good play on words. Well I really just love words period. I love how much better I feel when I can simply release, get the words that are pounding on the door of my soul out into the atmosphere. Not that they are always profound or meant to change the world. But…
1 year in Heaven
This week has been a roller coaster of emotion. If there has been a silver lining to the storm clouds the past few months, it has been that we were able to refresh ourselves away from the constant reminders of her death. While we love our home, it is filled to the brim with her….
Amanda the Panda Family Grief Camp Weekend
Our family was recently privileged to be a part of a wonderful weekend put on by Amanda the Panda Family Grief Center. This wonderful organization was founded to help families deal with the loss of a child but has branched out over the years to include other loss as well. Our counselor, Miss Kendra (Imagine…
“Living” with Grief
“Only Grieving can release us from grief” – Joan Chittister “Going on” with “normal” life since Abby has gone is one of the most challenging things I have ever faced. What is normal? And just what exactly is the “new normal” everyone keeps referring to and how will it look for us and our newly…
Remembering
“He will give a crown of beauty for ashes, a joyous blessing instead of mourning, festive praise instead of despair. Is 61:3″6 months ago tonight I lay on a cold hard hospital bed surrounded by wires, stroking the sweet soft face of my beautiful 3 year old daughter. I could only handle a few moments…
The Journey
Today is yet another Monday. Some days I actually think I may not dread them quite as much as at the beginning of this, our journey of grief. I have been getting sleep now. Most nights. We are laughing again more amidst random surges of tears. We are on a journey of establishing our new…
The Blessing of Cousins
In collaboration with Patience Brewster, a small town, family oriented brand, I decided to share a special family photo memory in honor of the upcoming holidays, my 2 favorite ~ Thanksgiving & Christmas. Patience is an artist, and illustrator of children’s books, greeting cards and a designer of delightful Christmas ornaments & gifts. Since I am…
My Favorite Things
In many ways we are entering one of my favorite seasons of the year. Now let me clarify. I like a few days with the pretty white fluffy stuff but then I am tooooo cold and long to fly south like the birds. Overall I do enjoy the changing of seasons. With Abby’s death this…