Teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom. Psalm 90: 12 My age is … More
Category: Grief
The Un-Turned Jesus in Our Turned Living
April 10, 2021 marks three years since my sister died. I won’t pretend to love 2018. With its turn of … More
A Cherished Reading in Dark Times: How Revelation Gives Hope in Dying
Today, I can think of no better book to give hope and encouragement in dying than the book of Revelation. … More
Empty Places, Full Lives
When my sister died, she left a void in me. This great void is telling of the wide place she … More
When Your Grass Is Fading
It is dangerous to do what we are not called to do, or to neglect our duty…We are judged for … More
God’s Character in Dying: Even Better Than A Miracle
When the darkness of uncertainty and fear hangs over you, inasmuch as by grace it remains in you, don’t let … More
My Sister, Cancer, Death, and Satan’s Lies
“Death is swallowed up in victory.”“O, death, where is your sting? O death, where is your victory? (1 Corinthians 15:55) … More
At the Foot of the Cross: A Mother’s Memoir
It was a day like today, at the foot of the cross, when a weeping mother stares in utter devastation … More
The Comfort of The Word in Silence
It’s been 2 years since my sister passed away. All the words in the world cannot fill in the gap … More
Death On a Leash
As I go into a cemetery I like to think of the time when the dead shall rise from their … More
When Healing is Selective
I read this morning about Joni Erickson Tada’s recurrence of cancer being all cleared. Last week, I read about Anne … More
When in Grief—Lessons of Faith from a Jerichoan Prostitute
After my sister passed away from cancer last year, I began to grieve deep and hard. I quickly realized how … More
Dressing Grief in More Than Voile Black
In my culture, we dress loss in black. Black is the color of death but also the coat we lay … More
Hope In God No Matter What
It’s been two years now since my sister took her last breath. She was 32. Her rounded cheekbones matured and … More
8 Books On Grief And Suffering
1. Holding on to Hope-A pathway through suffering to the heart of God by Nancy Guthrie Nancy Guthrie writes not … More