Letters to Taylor: On Grief’s Learning Curve My dear Taylor, With everything in me, I am longing for you to slip your hand into mine as you did so often in the last couple years of your life. It was my sign that you longed for my comfort and without…
Welcome to December’s 2019 The Light Bible reading plan and journal challenge! If this is your first time here, then I’m so glad to have you! Have you ever felt like everyday life is full of clouds and darkness? The past year has been a difficult one to say the…
Letters to Taylor: On Moving Dear Taylor, I’ve paused for quite some time after typing your name because the reality of your absence floods over me again. O my sweet girl, what a long ten months it has been as I’ve tried to learn how to live without you. Time…
Welcome to the November 2019 With Thanks Bible reading plan and journal challenge! If this is your first time here, then I’m so glad to have you! Have you really wanted to pull yourself out of despair and couldn’t? Have you ever experienced heart break and heartache to the point…
Welcome to the October 2019 No Fear Bible reading plan and journal challenge! If this is your first time here, then I’m so glad to have you! Do you lie in bed wondering what you will do if your house should catch fire or your loved one suddenly get ill?…
Letters to Taylor: On Your Birthday My dear Taylor, Happy Birthday in heaven. While I have no doubt that you’ve experienced an incredible party with Grandma Charlotte and many friends, I dreaded the actual day. One of the hardest places in grief is having the wisdom to know when to…
Letters to Taylor: On Weeping My sweetest Taylor, I’ve barely begun to type the words to you and tears flow down my cheeks faster than I can wipe them away. I’ve avoided writing to you because it’s agonizing and it doesn’t feel like the gaping wound in my heart is…
Welcome to the September 2019 One More Step Bible reading plan and journal challenge! If this is your first time here, then I’m so glad to have you! Have you ever walked a hard road, perhaps one that you’ve walked before, but somehow it seems longer, with more bumps along…
Letters to Taylor: On Heaven’s Scent My dear girl, Tomorrow will be six months since you left us for heaven. I stood at the beach last week staring at the waves as though they represent life without you here. Sometimes I’m on top of the wave, enjoying an incredible view,…
Welcome to the August 2019 Purposeful Pause Bible reading plan and journal challenge! If this is your first time here, then I’m so glad to have you! I’ve received so many sweet responses from you regarding the July Bible reading challenge, Never Alone, and also regarding my precious nephew who…
Letters to Taylor: On Freedom My Girl, It was July 4, 1999. Your bouncy pigtails danced in the evening light as we walked the field where my mama grew up. I remember how busy and beautiful you were at age 3. When darkness fell and your Uncle Chip began shooting…
Ever feel like you just can’t go another step? I’ve been there. Today is one of those days when I needed to savor my go-to list of Bible verses for when you feel like giving up. Recently I’ve been especially hard on myself and I’ve thought, “Why am I going…
