Experiencing the loss of a loved one can really jumpstart faith. When we lost one of our little preemie twins, Isabella, at 26 weeks, the …
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Painful Learning
With my first pregnancy and delivery, I got my Ph.D. in pain. Looking back now, what makes me most sad is remembering how innocent I …
Read More »Remaining Hopeful
With every end, there is a beginning. After an exhausting pregnancy, my sister gave birth to the world’s cutest baby on December 30, 2011. And …
Read More »Finding Purpose and Healing
There will come a time in your life when you will have no answers and wonder how you can make it one more day. It …
Read More »Coping With Death
“Get that—I’m in the shower,” I yell to my husband on a weekend morning. I know it’s probably my father, making a regular morning call. …
Read More »Mom’s Cancer
I was 13 years old in the summer of 2011 and looking forward to going into the seventh grade. But one day turned my life …
Read More »Togetherness With My Husband
Yesterday my husband and I learned that a distant friend had unexpectedly died. He was a best friend to my brother and sister-in-law. I felt …
Read More »A Time for Every Season
The past two weeks have been a season filled with loss, tragedy, and heartbreak. First, my boyfriend’s uncle passed away. Next, I received news that …
Read More »Losing Dad
“He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of …
Read More »Losing Mindy
It was a crisp, clear sunny afternoon in Walla Walla, Washington. My family was enjoying being around our house one summer afternoon after church while …
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