When Sadness Moves in
Our walls can no longer hold laughter, like they always have done before. But instead, it’s like sadness decides to…
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March 3, 2026
What if They’re not Missing Anything?
Wow, look at that! Whenever we witness something amazing, the first thing we want to do is share it. Love…
December 12, 2025
Remembering Peggy
September 12, 1982 The day you disappeared. Out of my life, but never my mind. There was a hole that…
June 12, 2025
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How to Trust God With Crushing Disappointment
“Should we stop for something to eat?” I asked my husband, when we had finished loading up the van. We…
March 27, 2024
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I Listened to Mark Twain and My Post about Grief Went Viral
I was shocked when the numbers kept rising. Sure, one time a poem I wrote reached 50,000 people on Facebook,…
January 6, 2024
Tell Yourself the Truth
I sat across from her with hope, maybe this counselor would help me. I knew the drill. I pour out…
June 16, 2020
Suicide is Not the Only Way Out
I almost became a widow three times. I don’t say this lightly. I have had to work through layers of…
May 25, 2020
Why Hope is the Most Important Thing We Can Share
Everyone needs hope. I didn’t recognize the caller on my ID. Still, I picked up the phone. “I was wondering…
April 27, 2020
How to Be an Authentic Giver
The holidays are approaching. Tis the season for giving, right? Many people know how to give. But there are times…
December 18, 2019
The Day My Strong Heart Broke
Here I lie on a gurney. The ER doors open. People rush toward me. Someone puts little patches on my…
December 16, 2019