I was sitting on the couch in my parents’ home Saturday evening, laptop at hand, outlining some ideas while the TV provided background noise to my musings.   Suddenly my attention was awakened to the screen when I heard the words, “Whitney Houston was found dead this afternoon…” My focus shifted intently to the news of

It’s 2012!  And with a new year comes renewed hope and anticipation for the future. We are especially delighted to have just signed the last major documents that will move Judson’s Legacy from a pending non-profit to official status as a 501(c)3 organization.   We expect we are just one or two months away from fully

As much as this time of the year is filled with festivity and fun, the Christmas season can be a very difficult time for so many.  Even with the hope of the Savior, wishes of merriment and happiness can almost feel like salt poured into an open, raw wound; sometimes a heart is so completely

All the pleasures this life affords, especially in our wealthy, well-developed societies, can erroneously attach us to this world.  But pain is the great disconnector.  Suffering leaves us longing for more.  It reminds us that all is not as it should be.  It highlights the gaps in our lives, destined to remain unfulfilled here on

I am a reader of PostSecret.  If you are unaware of PostSecret it is an ongoing community art project where people mail their anonymous secrets on one side of a homemade postcard with the potential of being shared publicly on the PostSecret blog and elsewhere.  (Note: If you choose to visit the PostSecret blog, please

It is such a gift when new memories of Judson, memories I haven’t recalled since losing my son, unexpectedly surface. While Jessie and I were walking home from school the other day, she noted that one of the sprinkler heads in the grass along our path was sticking up out of the ground. Suddenly, a

We all love a good story.  We are especially drawn to stories of triumph because they can be particularly moving, inspiring, and full of hope.  A good, triumphant conclusion leaves us satisfied, while those without can be unfulfilling. As I had the opportunity to listen to various people share a bit of their story in