Ice Bucket Challenge Does More…
Like many, I have watched in awe as the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge spread like wildfire throughout our nation, likely touching everyone with access to any form of media. I have marveled…
Continue ReadingRepeat Their Folly
The other day I was cleaning our patio, which lead me to rearrange the table and chairs. We had Judson’s windchime hanging from a nail off a short awning, along with a couple little birdhouses. After making some adjustments, the windchime was no longer centered over the patio table the way I prefer it. But I realized if I switched the windchime and one of the birdhouses to opposite nails, everything would be aligned perfectly.
As I was rehanging the chime with my left hand, I suddenly jumped and screamed…
Continue ReadingBeauty in Brokenness
Her beauty, mesmerizing and pure. Porcelain skin, translucent and soft. Long golden hair, silky and flowing…
Continue ReadingTorrential Tear-Fall
For several days now, I’ve felt as though I’ve been on the verge of a torrential tear-fall; as if dark ominous clouds have been looming, foreshadowing a downpour. I’ve encountered and engaged circumstances that could collectively add to the possibility of a groundswell, but none of them seem to…
Continue ReadingBlinders Are Off
There is a lot of suffering in this world.
I didn’t really see the suffering much before Jud died. Maybe it’s because blinders from the “good life” kept me from noticing it. Maybe it’s because I couldn’t relate to the deep pain around me as much as I do now. Maybe it’s because…
Continue ReadingA Tribute to Nicole Aldrian
Nicole Aldrian, a beloved woman who inspired, loved, and served many (whom I wrote about last week), died yesterday, May 12, 2014, from cancer. I am absolutely devastated.
The day we met Steve and Nicole Aldrian in 2009, they were pulling baby Trevor around in a…
Continue ReadingLasts Forever
A poem for my Juddy this Mother’s Day:
I never thought I’d have the gift
Of being called a mother,
Then one day you came to be
And changed me like no other.
I beamed with delight and cried with joy;
You were cherished from the start.
The moment that our eyes had met…
Beyond Comprehension
“It’s too much, God! It’s just too much! Why would you allow so much suffering to ravage one family?!” These guttural cries arose from my little brown couch in my living room last night.
But this pain has nothing to do with me…other than trying to understand…
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