I’ve been in a funk for a few days and realized today I am starting to spiral downward at an alarming pace. Today I realized why. The ghosts of the memories of the past year are swirling around me. This week marks the final three weeks of Ken’s life on earth. I remember clearly almost everything that happened on a day to day basis; my application to Hearthstone; traveling to Chattanooga for the interviews and […]
Have you ever noticed you can be surrounded by people but still feel totally alone? If you have walked this path we call grief, I’m sure you know exactly what I’m talking about. Even those who love us most and want to support us can’t help dispel the loneliness and longing. They emphasize with our pain and some even try to understand. Many know full well the depth of our sorrow because they too have […]
Jennifer’s favorite Bible verse was Phil 4:13 – I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. It is a verse that has served me and my family well, but never any more than during the past 18 months. Today my heart is overflowing with thanksgiving for the grace God surrounds us with in our darkest hour of need and the blessings He showers upon us when we least expect it. And my platter […]
It’s amazing how life can change in an instant – one minute you’re world is familiar and comfortable, the next, it is shattered around you. Death comes to us all and at the most unexpected times, but we are never prepared to face life without a loved one. No matter where we are in our walk with God, our faith is tested, our strength fails and our hearts are heavy. There are no answers to […]
Have you been frogging lately? No I don’t mean by going out to the creek and trying to gig a frog. I mean real frogging as in Fully Rely On God. I did try gigging once – I wasn’t a fan. My co-partners in crime had much more experience than I did and didn’t seem at all bothered by the squeal the frogs made as they jabbed them, or the fact they squirmed and wiggled […]