Letters to Taylor: On Gifts in Grief Sweet Taylor, I don’t think I’ll ever get used to coming home without you here. You know I’m a homebody anyways. But part of the joy in our home was having you in it. I miss you so much. I’ve often thought of some friends, parents I know who lost their two children to heaven. Now they have an empty house with no children. My heart aches for them deeply … [Read more...] about Letters to Taylor: On Gifts in Grief
Letters to Taylor: On Emptiness
Letters to Taylor: On Emptiness Sweet T, I had a hard time sleeping last night. I don’t know if it’s because I’m thinking too much or if it’s because God is having me pray for others. Either way, I’m using the wake time to pray. In the wee hours this morning, I couldn’t stop thinking about your caregivers. I started praying for them because I felt so burdened. Especially for the current … [Read more...] about Letters to Taylor: On Emptiness
Letters to Taylor: On Expressions of Sympathy and Love
Letters to Taylor: On Expressions of Sympathy and Love My sweet girl, Four weeks ago today, our family followed the hurse holding your body as we made our way to the cemetery. In some ways, it seems like yesterday and in others, it would appear to have been years ago. I feel like I’ve aged more in the last six weeks than the last six years. Last week the house was busy during the … [Read more...] about Letters to Taylor: On Expressions of Sympathy and Love
Letters to Taylor: On Pain
Letters to Taylor: On Pain My Sweet T, This morning I woke suddenly with severe chest pain. For a split-second, I thought I was having a heart attack but once my brain kicked into gear, I realized that dreams and thoughts of you had clashed with my body as I was waking. The deep pain was the heartache of missing you. It’s happened several times since you left us for heaven, but always during … [Read more...] about Letters to Taylor: On Pain
Letters to Taylor: On Grief and Imagination
Letters to Taylor: On Grief and Imagination My dear Taylor, Each day since your graduation to heaven has left me wondering what grief lesson I have yet to learn. I could say that I miss you, but those three little words understate my true feelings. Emotional highs and lows grip my heart at random times and in unexplainable ways. To be only a five-letter word, grief surely packs a powerful … [Read more...] about Letters to Taylor: On Grief and Imagination
Welcome to Focus on the Family Visitors
Thank you for stopping by! I'm honored that you would take the time to check out the Wojo place and tribe. Since I have no way to know how much you've read or heard, can I share parts of our story in an effort to point the way to hope for hurting hearts? In the last few months, I've been writing Letters to Taylor. They began as a way to communicate with my sweet girl as her debilitating … [Read more...] about Welcome to Focus on the Family Visitors
Perfect Peace Bible Reading Plan & Journal February Challenge
Welcome to the February 2019 Bible reading plan and journal challenge! If this is your first time here, then I’m so glad to have you! Could you be patient for just a moment as I share my heart about this month's challenge? I need to be totally honest with you. God has called me to host the monthly Bible reading challenge and I've done so for years. Although I want to be faithful to do the work … [Read more...] about Perfect Peace Bible Reading Plan & Journal February Challenge
Navigating Seasons of Change with Grace
Several months ago, Laura, my church friend, asked if I would speak at the Chosen Conference, an event she was hosting for Christian women. She asked me to speak on navigating seasons of change with grace and I marked my calendar for January 12, 2019. Neither of us knew that one of the biggest changes of my life would happen with our precious Taylor girl entering heaven just 10 days before I … [Read more...] about Navigating Seasons of Change with Grace