A week ago was Thanksgiving. I didn't know how I would get through the first holiday of this season... but, I made it! I am making it...

Have you experienced a recent loss or in the past few years? Someone close? Someone you love deeply? Is it a grandparent or parent, your sibling or a child? Another relative? Perhaps a friend, neighbor or special animal? This season can be difficult for us. Very difficult. For me it's my first without my son, Josh . I didn't plan for it to be. I wasn't sure what to expect. I heard from others how hard it is going through the first year maybe second or even third. And then cam

I can't believe it's been 9 months. I haven't written here since the start of summer. I did draft a post and have gone back to it since, a few times, to reread or update and edit. It's a difficult post that I haven't finished, but I do want to publish it soon. It's about Josh's accident, the investigation and my faith walk through childloss. I still don't know how it is that I am here right now... I am still breathing and I am still living. There was a time on this journey wh

There's a great divide between us now. One unexpected. Un-imagined. Undesired. Where I am you no longer are. Where you are I long to be.

"The End is Near..." I heard moments before closing his casket. This brought me comfort, peace and hope. And with that, I closed the casket.