Welcome to the January 2020 Restore Me: From Hurting to Healing Bible reading challenge! If this is your first time here, then I’m so glad to have you! INTRODUCTION Each month I host a monthly Bible reading plan and journal challenge to help our community enjoy reading God’s Word together and encourage our hearts to be faithful to Him. Together, we have completed over 40 Bible … [Read more...] about Restore Me: From Hurting to Healing Bible Reading Plan Challenge
Letters to Taylor: On Grief’s Learning Curve
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 words, I knew your spirit was alive. I have procrastinated in writing to you because the pain is so deep. Eleven months have passed since … [Read more...] about Letters to Taylor: On Grief’s Learning Curve
The Light Bible Reading Plan and Journal Challenge
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 least. As our family has tried to learn how to continue living without our precious Taylor girl in our daily lives, we've … [Read more...] about The Light Bible Reading Plan and Journal Challenge
Letters to Taylor: On Moving
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 has marched on since you left us, but my pace has slowed significantly. I feel a bit behind time all the time and yet I refuse to … [Read more...] about Letters to Taylor: On Moving
With Thanks Bible Reading Plan and Journal Challenge
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 of feeling like you are losing your faith? I hear ya, Friend. Throughout this year, I've had to narrow my … [Read more...] about With Thanks Bible Reading Plan and Journal Challenge
No Fear Bible Reading Plan
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? Or do you wake up in the middle of the night gripped with fears of encountering the living nightmares you've walked through in the … [Read more...] about No Fear Bible Reading Plan
Letters to Taylor: On Your Birthday
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 share the sorrow and tears and when to protect your daddy and brothers and sisters from my emotional tsunami. … [Read more...] about Letters to Taylor: On Your Birthday
Letters to Taylor: On Weeping
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 healing. We’re just a few days away from seven months since you left us for heaven. It’s all still so strange. Life without you … [Read more...] about Letters to Taylor: On Weeping