What makes us think we know where we are going and when? Is it because we are the schedulers? The ones who sign everyone up. Put things on the calendar. Figure out the logistics. Or maybe it is easier when you have a vague notion of the path you should be on. Graduate high school.
Read MoreThere is so much sadness these days. Good people facing difficult circumstances. When tragedy strikes it can feel like some are looking at me to see how I got through. “Through” implies there’s another side. An end.
Read MoreSo much to get done, to attend, to pick up, to run by, to see and to do. There are days it is all too much. Single-parenting at Christmas is a never-ending hamster wheel where falling off comes with the pressure that you’re ruining the magic of a beautiful season for the little people in your
Read MoreI made it out for a solitary hike after all. I’m so glad I did. Getting away in the quiet of nature is good for the soul. Didn’t pass another person the whole time.
Read MoreMinnesota lost another law enforcement officer. It is painful to hear. That courageous man died on his birthday, though no day is a better day to die than others. I can feel the chaos and confusion of that day for me.
Read MoreIf you’re new here, it isn’t all vacation and roses. Yes, we’re trying to figure out a path forward without Adam, but it isn’t easy no matter how much time has passed. Nothing like a pediatric cardiologist appointment to remind me just how harsh a reality we’ve faced. When your strong, healthy husband dies out of the blue from undiagnosed heart...
Read MoreIn my early days of grief, I spent a lot of time outside walking, running, and biking to praise and worship music. As a new widow, with the shock still so fresh, one lyric jumped out at me. In the song “Jireh” by Elevation Worship it says: “I will be content in every
Read MoreIn November, I wrote an essay for a writing class and surprised myself when I declared that I would be working from home for the foreseeable future. I did not have a job at the time, but I felt in my heart that this was a decision that needed to be made. Something I needed to say out loud. Another shift in my existence, but a good one, that will...
Read MoreIf you’ve been following along by now you know I’m a believer, relying on faith in the darkest moments. I don’t know how people walk through tragedy without a relationship with Jesus. Clearly, it doesn’t make you immune from the pain and struggles of life, but when you fix your eyes on the One who knows what lies ahead and sees you in the lonely,...
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