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As a hospice nurse, I was at the bedside of many who crossed over to the other side. There were more than a few who spoke with joy to those who [...]
February 14, 2020
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My father used to say he believed his parents, who I never met on earth, were able to see us from their new home in glory. It comforted [...]
December 11, 2019
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Dedicated to those who are lighting the darkness. Names changed to protect their privacy. Kathy lost her husband only a few short weeks after [...]
December 8, 2019
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After my mother died, my father attempted to continue living alone in the same house they had shared for years. But it was clearly not the [...]
September 19, 2019
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Today is Grandparents Day. My parents had me later in life, so I missed the pleasure of knowing three of my four grandparents. But the one [...]
September 9, 2019
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My husband and I are at that time of life when we are considering how to best honor God through the release of our bodies when it is time. [...]
August 9, 2019
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The first Christmas after my mother died, I helped my father with his Christmas cards. My mother had always been the organized one, who kept the [...]
December 15, 2017
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Sometimes we don’t want to keep a “stiff upper lip.” Sometimes we don’t want to be doused with optimism and look on the “bright [...]
November 29, 2017
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I continue to reflect on our 40 year marriage. Which do you think is better — young love or old love? When we were young, what we thought was [...]
October 18, 2017
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As a Christian, whose goal is to spread joy, I am sad when I can’t feel joy myself. Satan is quick to move in and say, “Well, there [...]
April 21, 2017
