Photo Source For almost 32 years, my life has been divided into before and after. Before our first child was born, And after he came into our lives. Before the doctor came in to say something was wrong, And after we agreed to send our son to a bigger hospital by ambulance. Before another doctor called with a diagnosis, And after our newborn was life flighted 750 miles away for … [Read more...]
Revisiting Grief
So, you’re going along with life, enjoying the “normal” that we all sometimes crave, and suddenly it bites you in the rear. Grief. That sorrow for things passed, melancholy caused by an empty space in your heart. True, we all face that mourning when we first realize something is wrong, or our child is first diagnosed, or when an injury changes our child’s life forever. In those times of … [Read more...]
Praising God in the Storms
One of the hardest things to deal with in this life is watching those we love suffer. For me personally...death is not the hard part of life ... knowing that a loved one has been released from pain and suffering to receive a body that is whole and healthy and free from pain, is something I can rejoice over...even in the midst of my own sorrow ... but watching someone I love who is suffering with … [Read more...]
The Place Where Joy and Grief Meet
When our first grandson was born six months ago, I expected joy, and it was there. I expected to love him at first sight, and I did. I expected to cry tears of happiness, and they came. Every emotion was expected, save one. I never expected to grieve. Even so, grief found me. How Could I Have Known? How could I have known grief would punch me in the gut when our son wheeled the … [Read more...]
When Words Won’t Come
As I've prayed about what to write today, the phrase keeps coming to mind, "when words won't come." I have a feeling almost all who are reading this, have found yourselves many times at that place of weariness and sadness where you just don't even know what words to pray. Your heart is so heavy and you try to pray, yet tears are all that come... My son and I have been at that place this week. … [Read more...]