The Struggle Is Real

The Struggle Is Real

My struggle with guilt, grief and love. The struggle is real. Anyone who knows me knows that this is a phrase I say often when things aren’t going the way I had hoped. It can be either I ran out of coffee, or the dog threw up in the living room.  My response is always […]

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 […]