Sometimes, it is hard to imagine there is a God. Our pain and losses can be so great; we just don't believe that there is anything greater than us. But God is real. And She wants you to know Her...
What I have learned about life after death…part 5
Tag: grief
What I have learned about life after death…part 2A
The life after death series continues with today's look at what happens when souls enter heaven.
When the Light Goes Out
His natural, thin-lipped, wide-mouth grin carried so much sunshiny warmth I felt like I had just been placed center stage; in the spotlight. His shoulders were broad, yet slender and tilted forward in a slight hunch. The charcoal gray T-shirt that hung loose on his frame was light and the fabric seemed sheer and soft. [...]
Inside Voice # 1
Here is what has been going on in my head and at our house during the shelter in place...
Finding Answers in the Redwoods: A Perspective on Grief
Lately, I have been praying a great deal about what I should be writing about. I know I haven't been corresponding to you all as frequently as I should. Maybe you haven't even missed it. I guess I worry about that too much. If there is an audience. That they dwindle or are bored of [...]
Open Letter 2020
Sharing my heart here is always therapy. It helps me grow. This open letter is no different. It is a reminder of who I am, where I have been and who I want to become.
Love never dies…
A few weeks ago, our house was in the throws of ordinary sickness. But it can still be exhausting. I had spent two nights mostly awake, caring for sick children. One with croup. One with the stomach flu. And as I dragged myself out of bed with a stuffy nose and groggy head, it took [...]
May God hold you in the palm of His hand
When our loved ones move on to heaven our human hearts want the world to stop. There is a need for everything to be frozen and covered with ash gray quiet. Forward movement seems so unbefitting when we are mourning loss. We yearn for a blanket of stillness to cover the globe and keep us isolated while we [...]
Unbounded
First and foremost, I am a deeply spiritual person who has a vast and limitless faith in God. Everything that I am able to carry out in this life is a gift directly from HIM. I rarely openly share my unbounded faith in the Lord. Spirituality is an exceptionally private matter that I feel resides [...]
Cheer Day 18
The one thing I know from witnessing and living through loss is that "there are certain sorrows that never fade away." We carry our loved ones with us and the grief in our hearts until we ourselves pass on to the next life. A teacher friend from mine, Shirley, wrote to me to nominate a dear [...]
My friend Death
Death has been with me for as long as I can remember. Death never ever speaks, but I can always see Death. She is not dark, or hooded, or wielding a weapon as she is often pictured. In fact, she resembles Gwenneth Paltrow. She lingers though; sometimes for years over the souls she is preparing [...]