One week before what would have been Annie’s 32nd birthday, I found something unexpected tucked away in her old Gmail account. It was a piece she wrote in February of 2016 while flying back to college in Walla Walla, Washington, after being home on break. What began...
Sabbath has become an invitation and a practice I return to again and again. Not because I’ve mastered rest—But because grief has shown me just how much I need it. Grief doesn’t arrive gently.It comes like the weather. Like waves.Sometimes without warning, sometimes...
Our family is spending this weekend in Franklin, Tennessee, where Annie is laid to rest. Today, August 24th, marks two years since her passing—our “Annie-versary.” Franklin is a special place for us: it holds both the ache of goodbye and memories of one of our...
“Oh, there's no place like home for the holidays 'Cause no matter how far away you roam When you pine for the sunshine of a friendly gaze For the holidays, you can't beat home sweet home.” The lyrics to "Home for the Holidays" express the heart's deepest...
Do you remember the last time you wished you could predict the future? People pay psychics for private readings to gain insight into their pasts, present, and futures, hoping to find peace, hope, and answers. Yet God tells us to Trust in the Lord with all our hearts...
Is there a time when your heart felt heavy because of difficult circumstances? When I focus on what I can't handle, it can feel like my heart is heavy and full of despair. When times like these came, I would escape to our family cabin in Oregon. I called it my Happy...
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