UNFINISHED LOVE: MY THOUGHTS ON THE EVE OF MY 60th BIRTHDAY.
I wasn't done loving him! This is a birthday that he didn't get. I wanted to celebrate his 60th birthday with him. I want ...
GRIEF COACHING
SURVIVING A BROKEN HEART: EMBRACING GRIEF AS A TESTAMENT TO LOVE
Remember what the Tin Man said in the Wizard of Oz after he finally got a heart: “Now I know I've got a heart because it’s breaking.” W...
CARRYING HIS GLIMMER
A glimmer is a micro moment of feeling safe enough, connected enough, organized enough. It's those small moments that spark joy or peac...
EMBRACING THE LAST ACT OF LOVE: CARRYING THE CROSS OF LOSS
Henry Cordonnier, a widower from Russia, Ohio, wrote what I feel when I say, "Honey, I'll do this for us." He writes:
"Usua...
THE EVERLASTING CYCLE OF GRIEF: LOVE’S ENDURING IMPACT
The statement above is is so true as we journey through the cycle of grief. I was so blessed. In what has become affectionately known a...
EMBRACING THE “TIGGER” IN LIFE: CHOOSING POSITIVITY ADMIDST ADVERSITY
In Randy Pausch's Last Lecture, he says that very early in life, we all make a decision that is perfectly captured by Winnie-the-Pooh c...
GRIEF AND MYSTERY: FINDING HOPE AND LIGHT ADMIST SUFFERING
Billy Graham often spoke of "the mystery and reality of evil and suffering." Mystery implies that we can't comprehend or don't understa...
THE HEALING POWER OF TEARS
Dr. Thomas Franz, a professor and an authority on bereavement counseling, says crying is the most natural way to release grief. Ironica...
A PROMISE TO LIVE FULLY, EVEN IN GRIEF
I felt so much a half when you went to Heaven. We had "become one" and remained such a team for so long that I felt literally lost with...
LEARNING TO LEAN ON THE LORD IN THE MIDST OF GRIEF
THANKFUL FOR LOVE AND GODLY LEADERSHIP
It's interesting that the timing of writing these memories came at Thanksgiving. I am so thankf...