Tag Archives: death

Drumming my fingers on the desk, I flipped through my notes. Junior year of college was officially in session, and the exhaustion had completely set …

An obituary picture of Norman’s smiling face stared back at me, and I gulped. One thought kept invading my mind; “How could I not have known about …

I have had a hard time accepting God and His actions. Just this past summer, I watched and cared for my grandmother while she died …

When I was growing up, my weekends felt boring and ritualistic. Since my dad is a pastor, we went to church, and then my parents …

Today is my grandmother’s birthday. She would have been 87. She passed away 10 days ago. I was in my kitchen with my sister when …

It’s almost more than I am able to comprehend. Over the past six months I have received the news from a number of good friends …

This week I am struck by issues with time. Not just my use of time, but our expectations for time. I learned of a young …

Several years ago, two weeks in a row, we received phone calls to tell us that someone had died. My husband lost a first cousin, …

Ciara was our first child, born during the lazy days of summer when hopes were high and dreams weaved themselves into the fabric of our …

It was Saturday evening when my mother-in-law, who lived in Southern California, telephoned to say that the ambulance was at their home. My father-in-law had …