Talking to your kids about the Covenant School shooting
When I was in college in California, countless of my friends went to Borderline to go line dancing. We held sorority events there. We never felt…
Three ways to help a family who just received a cancer diagnosis
Whether you’ve walked alongside someone or faced it yourself, you know there’s never a good time or circumstance to receive a cancer diagnosis—and…
Tis the season for joy
Every parent has hopes and dreams for their child. Years ago, my husband and I attended an event at our child’s school, and something the speaker…
Three ways you can make the holidays easier while grieving
The first year after my husband died, I approached the holidays with trepidation. Honestly, I didn’t feel like celebrating at all. I wanted to hole…
Promise and provision in the desert
As we care for our children with special needs we can experience the highest highs and the lowest lows. We can have moments of triumph and victory as…
What if it’s a Category 5? Finding hope in time of crisis
A friend of mine asked me about handling crises with a big picture perspective. And the truth is, sometimes worst-case scenarios do come true.…
When it happens in your family
There is a week in September that is dedicated to Suicide Prevention—just one week. I used to think that it was something that happened to other…
How to fall apart well
I am a mom of four kids and I just recently learned how to fall apart. As a young toddler, I lost my dad and older sister in a car wreck. My mom…
The best gift to give someone who is grieving
I’ve tried to put myself out there in new, creative, and excruciatingly hard ways since my husband of twenty-five years went home to be with the…
