Premature Mourning

Premature Mourning

Staying Present to the Present. You can listen to this devotion by clicking on this SoundCloud link. Seasonal depression is real for me. Warmth and all things green and growing give me energy. Fall, once my favorite season, has become a battle as I fight for joy and anticipate the loss of green . The ebb […]

The Empty Chair

The Empty Chair

A privilege to grieve. You can listen to today’s devotion by clicking on this SoundCloud link. “Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows…” Isaiah 53:4a There is an empty chair in the house. Dad called it his “easy chair”.  “Well, its about time to go to my easy chair, “ he would […]

After the Funeral

After the Funeral

Enduring the journey of grief. You can listen to today’s devotion by clicking on this SoundCloud link. “Dear woman, why are you crying?” Jesus asked [Mary]. “Who are you looking for?” She thought he was the gardener. “Sir,” she said, “if you have taken him away, tell me where you have put him, and I […]