Life’s Loss Lessons

My Veterans Day Prayer

Gracious and Loving God, We come before You today to give thanks for the brave men and women who have served our nation with courage and sacrifice. We are grateful for their dedication, their commitment to defend our freedom, and their willingness to put themselves in harm’s way for the greater good. We ask that…

Happy Birthday, Tyler!

Happy 48th Birthday, Tyler! Today is a very special day in our home: It’s my amazing husband Tyler’s 48th Birthday! I still remember the first day we met as if it were just yesterday and yet we just celebrated 13 years married on 9/10/2024! I am so proud to be your wife. Proud of you…

Happy Heavenly Birthday, Mom

Today would have been my mom’s 82nd birthday. Instead, she is celebrating her 5th birthday in heaven, alongside my dad. Some of you know my story, but some of you do not, so the short version is this: I was raised in a Christian home by two parents who were flawed and messy (like me!),…

You Were Born For Such A Time As This

Hello Friend! The Biblical story of Esther has always meant so much to me, so I would like to take a moment to focus on it. Esther wasn’t raised by her parents, as they had both died, so instead she was raised by her Uncle Mordecai. This part of her story isn’t one that’s typically…

He Hears Me

As the days drew nearer for my mom’s battle with cancer to come to an end, I had an overwhelming sense of despair come over me. With my dad having passed from cancer just three years prior, I was facing what I vocalized as feeling like I was becoming an orphan. According to WordNet Dictionary,…

3 Nuggets of Truth

Hello Friend! I ran across the following post, sitting in my drafts and clicked to read it. I started this post in 2019 while caring for my mother, so as you may know it’s been four years.  God has done so very much in my heart and life since I first sat down to write…

Victim or Victor?

“Life is hard #butGod” has been my motto in recent years, as I navigated many losses and journeyed through healing my body. However, amidst all the losses one thing remained: I chose to have a VICTOR attitude rather than a VICTIM attitude through it all. Clinging to the Word of God for strength, I held…

From Pain to Empowerment

Hello Dear Friend! I realize my interaction in this space has been very sporadic to say the least and for that I do apologize.  Life has been hard #butGod has been so faithful to carry me through to where I am today. God is turning my Pain to Empowerment! I am grateful to be in…

Waiting on Him

The silence is almost deafening to my anxious heart, as I reach to select a music channel to fill the awkward void. A million thoughts running through my head, memories flooding my mind and threatening to steal my peace. I find myself in this place far less than I used to, but every once in…