I often figure out dates in my life based around September 28, 2014. I do the same for the year I graduated high school. Then college. Then the year I got married. But none of those feel as seared into…
Learning in Uncertainty
When life was forever altered after the sudden death of my 6-year-old son, daily living was in many ways at a crossroads. It’s not so easy to just keep doing what you’ve always done after burying a child. Massive, unalterable…
But Did I Pray Hard Enough?
Sometimes, when I hear about how God answers our prayer and how all we need to do is bring our concerns to him and he will fix everything, I think, oh really? Is it that simple? This morning, I read…
And What if it Doesn’t Get Better?
After the cataclysmic loss of my 6 year-old son, there were a few words I hated hearing: “It gets better.” What does that even mean? How would that even be possible? I know it’s said with the greatest of intentions….
Expectant Faith
That dreaded five year mark of losing my little boy has been looming, lurking at me from around a dark corner. It’s weird really. Five years? How can it be that five whole years have gone by when I can…
A Better Country
All the back to school pictures I see every year always bring me back to this one. It just seems like time sorta froze in some ways. Since Mason can’t be here, there really shouldn’t be a new year starting…