When we pray for peace, what does that mean? When we pray for protection, for healing, for God to bless us... what are we really praying for? When we say “Lord, thy will be done,” how often do we try to define what that should look like? I think sometimes “answered prayers” can be equated… Continue reading We are not immune.
I'm sitting across the kitchen table from my grandma. "Do you know who I am," I ask her. She smiles, with no recognition in her eyes. "No... you're a cute young girl, I know that!" My dad chimes in, "this is your granddaughter, Kristen. I'm your son, Jimmy." She shakes her head, confused. "Who? What… Continue reading Dementia took you from us.
Mother's Day can be a difficult day for a lot of people, especially those who have lost their mother. I am so fortunate to have a mother-in-law now who has honestly filled that role in my life, but for more than 20 years of my life, I had no mother on Mother's Day. Here are… Continue reading When you don’t have a mother on Mother’s Day.
Being a mother is hands-down my greatest accomplishment, my fullest joy, and my reason for living. Nothing else has touched my heart or changed me as a person so profoundly. From what I've heard about my mother, she loved being my mom as well. She loved doing things with me and taking me places and… Continue reading Remember this.
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