Category: 2022

This past Sunday was Palm Sunday. That day marks the day that Jesus rode into Jerusalem on the back of a donkey and the people shouted Hosanna and threw palm branches on the path ahead of him. It marks the beginning of Holy Week. It is a very important time of reflection and celebration for […]

Somehow 5 months have already passed since Ben left this earth and entered the gates of heaven. In some ways it feels like it was just yesterday and other ways it seems like it was a lifetime ago. Sabin and I have managed to muddle through the last 5 months without Ben. People often ask […]

Yesterday I gathered with family that I haven’t seen in many years to mourn the death and celebrate the life of my Aunt Sharon. Her death leaves my mom as the last of her 4 siblings. Cancer took each of her 3 siblings from this earth. It is sad that this was the first time […]

Sometimes the week flies by and other times it creeps by slowly. But that is how it has seemed to be the last 21 years. I think many pregnant women would say that waiting for baby to arrive seems to take forever. Then once baby comes, time seems to speed up and fly by. Although […]

“God is good” are the last words that Ben ever said to me this side of heaven. Before he was put on the ventilator we had a few moments together to give each other hugs and say good-bye for a few weeks. When I walked out of his hospital room that afternoon to allow the […]

As Ben was in the hospital and after his passing, I had numerous opportunities to show grace to those around me. When Ben went in the hospital there were several people that reached out with information that was helpful for them when they had COVID. Others reached out with advice on how Ben should be […]

Sabin and I returned from our trip to Florida. We had a good time away from home, school and work. I wished we could have stayed a lot longer but school and work required us to return to the cold of Michigan. A friend of mine from high school had invited us to come down […]

Grief takes a huge toll on you not just emotionally but physically. Over the course of the last 4 months I have lost at least 25 pounds. Most days I am completely exhausted by 10 pm. There are times where it feels like it will never end and I wonder how long I can continue […]

One of the things that was discussed last week in the GriefShare group was being ambushed by grief. Those are times where you are going along and then out of nowhere a wave of grief crashes over you. Some of the members of the group shared some stories of when they were ambushed by grief. […]

I am tired. Physically tired. Emotionally tired. Spiritually tired. Any way that one can be tired, I am that. Mothers understand what it is to be tired those first few months after having a baby. Grief is that and so much more. Sleep is often elusive and not peaceful. On top of not getting good […]