A stone stacking 2022

I can't even count how many times I've tried to sit down at the keyboard and write. 2022 was a year of processing. It was a year of grief, a year of change, and a year of hope. If I were to draw pictures of it, it would look like so many things and contain...

Mom’s birthday…without mom

For five birthdays now my siblings and I have endured our mother's birthday without her. Her sudden, horrific death occurred just seven weeks before her birthday. Her death date in October rolls in like high tide and the water level of grief remains high with her birthday and Thanksgiving just days apart in November. I...

It’s not fair. It’s not fair. It’s not fair.

Words have failed to come. For months and weeks this day has weighed heavy on my heart, the day four years ago when my mother was hit and killed by a car while crossing a street with her beloved husband of just 16 months. I'm sick of grieving. I'm tired of being tossed up and...

Is God’s grace really sufficient?

Hard things happen. Utter those three words to anyone who's lived long enough, and they'll respond affirmatively. The answer is obvious. We all experience seasons of hard. When those seasons hit, we may even ask ourselves, "Is God's grace really sufficient?" "Is God really good?" "When is this hard going to end?" "Haven't I suffered...

Jehovah Jireh, the LORD will provide

My heart has been quiet of late, and words have failed to come. We made it through another "crapiversary," another observance of July 29th, the day my son died 11 years ago. 11 years, 3 weeks, and 5 days, according to a quick Google search, to be specific. That's 4,041 days since I've seen him,...

Walking the talk

Dear Christian, How are you doing in your walk with Jesus? Has your relationship with God been smooth sailing? Has it been rough? Do you claim to trust God, but your actions speak otherwise? What do you do, how do you respond when push comes to shove, when life's circumstances overwhelm? As the saying implies,...