Grief – Page 10

Getting Deeper

Somedays the missing is truly unbearable. I miss my girls so much! So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you. ~John 16:22

A Love Story

Yesterday I had a conversation with some folks and in that conversation I brought up Little Miss Anna; I could see in their faces complete heartache and discomfort. I know a lot of people do not know how to respond to the current state of our lives; I struggled last night because of this, wonderingContinue reading “A Love Story”

Leaning

When I first moved back to Oregon in 2004 I started working with a girl who had been in a car accident while traveling with her mom and brother to school. She, 11 years old at the time, had suffered a traumatic brain injury and her older brother, 13, was killed. Upon hearing her story andContinue reading “Leaning”

Hope

I once heard a sermon years ago where the Pastor, a dear friend of mine, talked about our life on earth. He said that our lives here were a dot on a continuous line. I remember thinking, a dot, that’s it, that’s all we have. At that moment my hope was in my life onContinue reading “Hope”

One foot in Heaven

On Saturday my big old dog went to be with his girls. It was incredibly peaceful and I know that at the exact moment he went my girls were waiting for him. I could feel it. I told Tom that I wished I could reach through at that exact moment and just hold their handsContinue reading “One foot in Heaven”

Ache

Thank you for praying for our friends. Kaden is still in surgery and I will post tomorrow on how he is doing. Right now I have such an ache in my heart. Spent a little time today Christmas shopping and quickly found that is not where I need to be. I miss my girls soContinue reading “Ache”