I sat down last night to compile a list of things I learned in the grief process that may apply to this “shelter-in-place” global pandemic.  I thought there might be a couple of good things in my coping tool kit I could share…but as I started to write I realized many of the things I … Continue reading 13 Things I learned through grieving… that might be useful now.

This morning my first born, now a gangly self conscious ten-year-old, looked over from the passenger seat of our giant van.   His face was weary, forehead wrinkled with concern, “Momma I had a nightmare last night.”  He went on to tell me in his dream the Coronavirus had begun to kill people all around … Continue reading The Fear in Surviving

In the fall of 2015, I began a study of the Book of Revelation. I was both nervous and excited.  Revelation is a lot to unpack. It is the apocalypse, after all.  It did challenge my faith at times. I did and do have more questions then answers. I grappled with things that seem unnecessarily … Continue reading Revelation of Worship

I join those who mourn the passing of Kobe Bryant and his daughter GiGi.  Tragic.  Heartbreaking.  Unthinkable. The pain and suffering his wife, her mother, must be feeling.  The hardship of their living children. Navigating life without a parent is so, so hard.  Navigating life without a partner is numbing. Living longer than your child … Continue reading I Join Those Who Mourn…

My oldest son, now ten, was given the gift of being raised the first six years of his young life with his dad by his side.  He was our first born and a boy to boot, so by the time he was running around and less dependent on me, they became the best of friends.  … Continue reading 3 Things My Son Inherited From A Dad He Has Never Met…