Faith, grief, and spoken word resources
Why Friendship is Hard to Cram into Our Busy Lives A few years ago, I planned to spend the afternoon with two girlfriends. I knew, based on past experience, that it would take a Herculean effort to get out of the house, but I was determined to not let my kids, job, or a last […]
“What are the best grief books?” It’s a question I’ve been asked many times by those who are searching for a book to give to a friend. Although there are dozens of grief books on Amazon (check the grief and bereavement category for a slew of them), these are the ones I enjoyed reading and […]
+ A FREE DOWNLOADABLE CHEAT SHEET WITH 30 ACTIVITIES Is family devotional time a struggle? Do you have a child that doesn’t like to pray? Dislikes singing? Or just seems at odds with certain traditions that are supposed to help them engage with God? You’re not the only one. Many children struggle during certain […]
After my son died, I spent a lot of time journaling about my grief. I poured my son’s story into a journal, and along with all those hard memories, I wrote about the crazy emotions that went with losing him. These were not words that I would share with the world. They were too raw, […]
Finding Joy in the Lord and Letting Go of Expectations When we started on the adoption journey over ten years ago, we were required to fill out forms showing what kind of child we wanted—what health conditions, special needs, age ranges, countries, and ethnicities. When I looked at the list of special needs that we would […]