Category: Parenting

Goodbye, Dear One

September 9, 2021 4 Comments

“I suggest you prepare yourself for losing this baby,” the gynecologist warned gently. “I can’t find any heart movement.” Alarmed, I tried to comprehend this sudden...

Grief/Loss, Parenting

When Answers Don’t Come

September 7, 2021 2 Comments

I remember the silence in the ultrasound room. It was unnerving, and I knew something was wrong. The words that soon followed confirmed my suspicions: "I cannot find a...

Grief/Loss, Pain and Trials, Parenting

Peace in the Passing

September 5, 2021 0 Comment

We came to our country of service with a 13-month-old in tow. After the first few months of unmet expectations of jumping into ministry with my husband, I declared...

Parenting, TCKs

Attachment Matters

May 13, 2021 0 Comment

I became pregnant for the first time at the age of 23; it was both an unexpected pregnancy and an unexpected extra baby. I was working at a university...

A New Outlook, Parenting

Longing for Wholeness

May 11, 2021 2 Comments

When our children were very young, I delighted in hauling them along with me to whatever I was involved in. My oldest slept, wrapped in a sling, while I...

Parenting, Spiritual Formation

The Value of Secondhand Faith

February 28, 2021 1 Comment

As a mom, I desperately want my children to have a deep, real, full, abiding relationship with Jesus. I want them to love, serve and honor him all the...