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Christmas for the Broken

Christmas for the Broken

Every year at Christmas we put out our Hummel nativity.  We collected the pieces over years, and they are prized possessions, which we proudly display.  Mary and…

The Gifts We Give

The Gifts We Give

My family recently moved to France after nine years in Saudi Arabia.  For good and for bad, our new home is so different from our old home. …

Sakura

Sakura

“As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.”  Proverbs 27:17 Throughout our journey of loss and learning, we have been strengthened and sharpened by many people…

Happy Birthday Henry

Happy Birthday Henry

Dear Henry, You would be three years old today.  We only got to have one birthday party for you.  And even though today is your birthday, I…

Something’s Lost and Something’s Gained

Something’s Lost and Something’s Gained

We are in the middle of a tsunami right now.  For the last three months I have been swimming in a flood of details.  Since August we…

#soblessed

#soblessed

As I write this, I am standing at the kitchen counter surrounded by boxes containing what was our home.  We are packing up the only home we…

Speechless

Speechless

We approached August 3, 2017, with trepidation.  It would mark the one year anniversary of Henry’s death.  For weeks, we have been wrestling with how best to…

A Time for Everything

A Time for Everything

“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven; a time to be born and a time to die, a time to…

Treasures in Heaven

Treasures in Heaven

“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.  But store up for yourselves treasures…

Lord of the Brokenhearted

Lord of the Brokenhearted

Psalm 34:18, says “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” We are discovering how much power there is in acknowledging…

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