Loss of a Parent
Finding Peace This Thanksgiving, Even With a Heavy Heart
Hello Friend, With Thanksgiving just a few days away, I know that for many, this season can feel different-especially when we are missing someone/people we love. It can be difficult to embrace the joy of the holidays when grief weighs heavy on our hearts. If you’re walking through this season with sorrow, I want to…
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…
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…
Celebrating You, Mom
One year ago, I had the honor of ushering my Mom and best friend, into the presence of Jesus, as she took her final breath, this side of heaven. It was single handedly the first day of the hardest season of my life. Today, on the one year anniversary of my Mom’s arrival to heaven,…
My Mom and Best Friend
"She cared for you, and introduced you to Jesus. You loved her beautifully. Well done, precious child of God."
