I flipped the calendar a couple of days early… August is a month I would rather just keep flipping past. The page in July is already the heaviest one I turn all year. And I didn't want to see August, the month we lost Annie. Never has time moved so slowly. And yet,...
A Tender Conversation on the Fierce Calling Podcast I had the honor of being a guest on the Fierce Calling Podcast with my good friend Doris Swift. This conversation was tender, honest, and deeply meaningful. Doris and I talked about what it looks like to navigate...
Sunflower Cottage About a month after Annie passed, our neighbors let us know they were going to sell their home. We were not in a position to even think about buying a house. But this one shares two sides of our backyard. So we said yes, without really knowing what...
The Last First Day I won’t forget that September morning in 2021. A text came in from my youngest son. I opened it to see him standing in front of his college apartment, holding a sign: Last First Day of School. My last child.His last first day. And there it was—that...
One day, I was lying in Annie’s room— the kind of ache filling my chest that makes you almost wish it would explode, just so you could have some relief. And I said out loud, “Jesus… I MISS HER SO MUCH!” And I heard Him whisper, “I miss her too.” I lay there…...
Milestones and holidays are always especially hard for those who have lost a loved one—especially a child. But if I’m honest, the hardest milestone for me to cross was the first New Year. This reflection was sparked by a recent conversation with a newly bereaved...
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