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I walk into the room, this marking the fourth week in this part of the journey. I feel strong. I feel a bit of happiness. I’m over the “funk” I’ve been in for a few days. Maybe this will be the night that I don’t need the Kleenex box sitting beside me for comfort. I’m…

I knew it was coming. I’ve had too many good days and weeks to not learn to expect this next wave to be right around the corner. And…it came HARD last night. After posting my daughter’s grief poem yesterday, it would seem only fitting that I can now personally relate to the “tsunami-sized wave threatening…

For an assignment in her 9th grade Honors English class, my daughter was asked to write a poem using a strong emotion and linking it to a metaphor that would flow throughout the entire poem. I loved it when I first read it. Apparently, her teacher was impressed with it too. More importantly, I think…

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to teach my Connect Group (a/k/a Sunday School class) from the book of Judges about one of my favorite heroes…Gideon! I love that guy! I think I love him so much, because I can relate to him so well. Take a peek with me for just a moment…Judges 6:11-16 (NIV)……

What a blessing this week has been for me! I’ve experienced so much JOY reading the stories about the husbands (Valentines) – now in Heaven – of some precious widow friends of mine. As I read their love stories, I smile…smiles of thankfulness for the blessing that God gave each of them in their special…

In case you didn’t read Sunday’s post, I’m doing something a little different this week. In honor of Valentine’s Week, I’ve chosen to host a series of guest posts from some widow friends of mine. Each of these lovely gals will be sharing about their Valentine that now lives in Heaven. To recap the week so…