The 5th anniversary of my late husband’s suicide is coming up in a few weeks. I honestly can’t believe it’s already been five years, and yet…in other ways…it feels like it was a lifetime ago. I have an exciting announcement to make around “the anniversary”, so keep watching in early May! In the meantime, I’ve…
If I’ve heard it once, I’ve heard it a thousand times since the death of my late husband, Chris… “I just sent _______ to your blog, so they can read about your grief experience first-hand.” I’m so thankful that so many of you who walked through that journey on my blog are now remembering those…
Last weekend, I was privileged to be part of the teaching team for aNew Season Ministries‘ first widow’s conference. I spent an incredible few days in Myrtle Beach, SC with nine other amazing widows on my team and nearly 60 other women who attended this first conference from all over the nation (and one from Bermuda!). You…
I love waking up to the songs of my winged friends each morning. I love seeing the winter-dead trees spring back into life as blooms make their colorful seasonal appearance. April tends to usher in these annual joys each year in the area of the world where I live. But…April also typically brings another seasonal…
“Let me know if you need anything.” she wrote in my sympathy card. “Let me know if you need anything.” he told me as he hung up the phone. “Let me know if you need anything.” she wrote on my Facebook wall. In all honestly, those seven words sound very genuine…very sweet…very helpful…to the one…
I was what you might consider an average athlete when I was growing up…at least in most sports. Some sports, like track and field events or swimming, I would say I was above average in skill. However, basketball and golf (to name a couple) were sports that I didn’t quite tip even the “average” scale….
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