I didn’t plan to write this post for you today. I had an outline for New Year’s possibilities and dreams, goal-setting and fresh starts. But the truth is, that isn’t what was on my heart. Traveling over five hundred miles to my South Carolina home for the holidays brought plenty of opportunity to reflect and look forward. But it also brought a reminder that for some, starting over because of a new date on the calendar isn’t so easy. For some, it’s not even a possibility. We serve a God Continue Reading
The One Sure Way They’ll See Jesus
"No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us." 1 John 4:12 There's something disconcerting about sitting half-naked in a sterile room while someone prepares to stick a huge needle in your back. I was about to have my third c-section, and the fear hit me all at once. My husband, who was my rock and my calm, was not allowed in the OR until anesthesia was administered. I sat there waiting, trying to be patient and the nurse noticed my Continue Reading
How Do We Survive Grief for Someone Who is Still Living?
My friend’s words left me nearly speechless. I’d never been able to articulate exactly how I felt, but she just had. “It’s like you’re mourning a person who’s still alive,” she said, lying on the bed with her face propped up against her hand. Yes, that’s exactly what it was. What it still is. Even after I left the weekend conference we were attending and came home, I continued to ponder her words. Those words that described a relationship with a loved one who battles addiction. An Continue Reading
