Browsing Tag

grief

  • Musings

    When Life Hurts

    My dad is very ill and I am here in Virginia to see what I can do. Tonight as I sat by his hospital bed listening to his labored breathing, I realized how little…

    July 8, 2013
  • Musings

    On Believing

    Sometimes it seems like the rain will never end. Sometimes we are so soaked with grief that we cannot find the light. It has been two weeks since my brother was admitted into a…

    December 20, 2012
  • Musings

    Let it Rain

    Here they come, the clouds that hover heavy over my heart. I can hardly bear it, this season of grief that returns uninvited year after year. I sit on the porch swing with a…

    September 3, 2012
  • Musings

    Scarlet is the Color of Redemption

    How can I begin to share this story of such incredible grace and joy? I am overwhelmed again and again as I recall the events that have occurred this week, this year, concerning this…

    August 19, 2012
  • Musings

    Waiting for the Light

    I have written this post many times in my head in the past month and even started it once or twice. It is difficult to share my deepest vulnerabilities with anyone, much less the…

    July 30, 2012
  • 365 Project 2011

    365 Project Day 338: I See Her Dancing

    Canon 5D Mark ll,70-200 2.8L, 150mm focal length, 2.8 aperture, 1/60 shutter, 1250 ISO (*Caveat~ the photos in this post are of Salena and Sean Donnelly, who graciously agreed to help me try to…

    December 7, 2011