One summer I planted a backyard garden with tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini and eggplant. A friend helped me construct a raised wooden box for our plants. The kids and I watched the baby plants push through the soil and stretch toward the sky. We enlisted my dad to help us water the garden while we were gone on a trip. After two weeks away, we [...] Keep Reading
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Book Review: Grace Like Scarlett: Grieving with Hope After Miscarriage and Loss
The texts were pecked out late into the night. I could read the desperation and grief between the short lines she wrote. My dear friend had endured another miscarriage. Her body had betrayed her again. I cried out to God on her behalf. Honestly, I didn’t know exactly how or what to pray, but I wanted to support. I learned to listen and groan [...] Keep Reading
Resurrection rising: How to wait through the winter of grief
All winter she waited, wondered, rested until one day in the deep soil of anticipation and grief she felt the ground around her warming. She felt her strength rising, pushing through the transition. The pain was acute there, but the shadow was lifted. And now, fully-rooted, well-nourished she extended her arms in abandon toward the light. She burst [...] Keep Reading
How “This Is Us” gives America permission to grieve
**Spoiler Alert: If you’re not caught up on your viewing of “This Is Us,” this article contains some references to scenes and details from Season Two. If that’s not going to kill you, read on. ? My friends will all tell you I am not a TV girl. I usually have a low tolerance for predictable series TV, a weak stomach for anything violent [...] Keep Reading
10 Ideas for self-care for widows and others grieving
After my husband died, I realized I desperately needed to take some time to nourish myself and my three daughters. From the day he received the initial stage four cancer diagnosis to the day he graduated to Heaven, we lived in crisis mode. During those months, I slept very little. I cared for my beloved around the clock as the cancer coursed [...] Keep Reading
{A blog series} All Things New: Finding a path out of darkness and loss
The following is a guest post by Mary Hill as part of a blog series called “All Things New: Learning to Flourish After Loss.” Mary writes about the loss of her dad at a pivotal time in her young life and how she found light after that dark season. My mom’s small home seemed so quiet that day. I received a phone call from my aunt at work. “Your [...] Keep Reading
