September 2024

When we think of the word darkness, we think of death, sorrow, loss, heartbreak, bleakness, gloom, and misery. All these words conjure up such hard, murky moments of life. When a loved one dies, there is a season of darkness. Yet, just as the seasons change, at some point, we must learn how to letContinue reading “Let the Light Into the Darkness”

Friends, I’ve wrestled with the prospect of writing about the topic of death by suicide for several weeks now. As we near the end of September, which is National Suicide Awareness Month, this continues to weigh heavily upon my heart. Since God hasn’t released me, I delicately step into a subject that deserves a momentContinue reading “National Suicide Awareness Month”

After the death of a loved one, we all find ourselves in a similar situation – trying to piece together the broken parts of our hearts. When I reflect back upon the early days of my grief journey, my heart was left shattered like a broken pane of glass. Shards of my life were leftContinue reading “Coping With Loss”

For those of you who are unaware of what happened in Georgia last week, there was another senseless loss of life due to a school shooting. This shooting occurred at a high school about one hour north of where we live. As a result of this, as is often the case, copycat threats emerged. OnContinue reading “Another Senseless Loss”

This weekend I attended an event for International Overdose Awareness Day. There were more parents there this year than in previous years. This got me thinking about how so many of our loved one’s lives were cut short. When it comes to child loss, there is no question that it was a life interrupted. AsContinue reading “A Life Interrupted”