From A Sea of Lilacs: Sorrow in Verse and Vignette, available now in paperback or kindle versions. A vignette based on the true story of my best friend's Lantern gift to my mom. Momma Heidi called me her honorary daughter. Her youngest daughter is my nearest and dearest friend, so Momma Heidi took me as… Continue reading Room 614 – Lantern
Earlier this year, I began (and then grew distracted [oh, look! A cute little bunny!] so I set it aside on my kitchen table, where it still awaits my return) reading Bob Hudson’s The Art of the Almost Said. One of the first questions he poses, which I’ve been contemplating all summer as I chase… Continue reading The Stairwell & The Almost Said
Merriam-Webster defines compassion this way: sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it Momma Heidi had it in spades. I recently shared with you a corner of my mom's heart that I stumbled upon in one of her journals - her desire to serve God by serving children in need. Though… Continue reading To El Salvador with Compassion: God’s Faithfulness in Death
So there I was, holding Mom’s journal and weeping because she had written this beautiful desire (and more than written on the pages of a journal, it was written on the tenderness of her heart) to minister to children in poverty. And it broke my heart that such a desire was left unsatisfied. Years ago,… Continue reading To the World in a Box: God’s Faithfulness in Death
Sometimes my mother’s passing still lurches me into sudden panic, like catching my shoe on the carpet. I flail. Even after I find my footing again, it takes a moment for my heart to remember that everything is alright and I still know how to walk. The process of going through my mom’s things has… Continue reading How to Split a Journal Twelve Ways: God’s Faithfulness in Death
