After the loss of a child, people wonder if the mother or father will ever be the same. The answer is no. No, they are never the same again. I know of fathers whose grief was so incomprehensible that they never recovered. And some mothers mentally shut down, like me. I miss my son’s laughter,…
Tag: life
Letting Go: Embracing God’s Purpose in Grief
When I saw the movie, “Let it Go.” In the blink of an eye, a minister’s life was turned upside down. One minute, he was laughing with his family. The next moment, a drunk driver took the lives of his wife, their unborn child, and two other children. After his loss, he shut down. Everything…
Today
The Heavenly Hope Hebrews 11:13- These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off were assured of them, embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. 14 Those who say such things declare plainly that they seek a homeland. 15 And truly, if…
Life After Death
“ There is Life after Death; it’s just different.” On October 31st, 2021, I got the call no parent wants to get. In the blink of an eye, the life I knew died; my child was dead; I was told that my son was dead. It’s been three years, and I still have to remind…
New Year, New Discoveries
Romans 12:1-2 I confess that Romans 12 was not exactly one of my favorite verses, mainly because I couldn’t present my body as a living sacrifice to God because of my addiction to nicotine, which is a lust of the flesh. And that is sin, the sinful nature in my flesh that was too strong…
Beloved
The Dance that leads to Death When I was a child, there was a fear-stricken rumor about a local dance club called “The Calderon.” The story was about a young woman who loved to go dancing, but on this particular night, her mother pleaded with her not to go; she was fearful for her daughter’s…
Broken In
When I was young, my favorite sport was softball. And, as I have written before, I was a bit of a tomboy. Nowadays, this isn’t surprising because girls and women have the freedom to play sports, but not in my time or my culture; it wasn’t ladylike. I was not ladylike! I had knock-knees because…
Easter
Eternal God, Almighty Savior, Took our sins upon Himself and gave us Eternal life. On the third day, He Rose again, bringing captives with Him. We were dead; hell couldn’t hold us because Jesus Redeemed us! Praise and Glory to the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world and is now…