To Heaven and Back

what thou has lost. My sister gave me the most beautiful necklace in honor of our sweet baby. We have received the most amazing love and s...

I  had a feeling  I was pregnant when we traveled to Gatlinburg in the middle of November, but didn't know for sure until I started crav...

Sometimes I imagine talking to her now that I have a son myself.  One that's rambunctious, energetic, and playful, just like I've be...

I have imagined for eight, long months what my son will be like. I have envisioned his smile, pictured his nose, imagined his hair, and tho...

Oh, how I wish you were with me today. As I worried over myself with the aches and pains of pregnancy, I didn't think of you today as I...

There are moments when things just really hit home. How about everytime I look back on this past February and remember losing Ethan? How a...

There's a picture somewhere of a blonde-haired girl running through the front yard of her small, red-bricked house, holding a brand new ...

I know what you've been thinking... I know that you've worried about how I am and where I've been and what it is I've been d...

In anticipation of what is to come, I sometimes get anxious and begin focusing on what lies ahead instead of what is here and now. I forget...

If you had met me in February, you would have come to know a person full of hurt, disappointment, and heartache. If you had met me in March...

I thought of you today... What you were wearing and how the sun would have been touching your face. I imagined the smile you might have and...

In a few hours, I will tell a group of 18 children goodbye for the last time, only this time, they will not return through my classroom door...

Do you remember how good you felt when that band-aid was placed upon your knee after having fallen off your bike? It wasn't as if anyth...

So, I'm sure you've noticed it... I've not been myself lately. That's what my husband said loud and clear the other night....

I have really had a lot of time to think about how much God knows about me. It's overwhelming at times, thinking that every thought I h...

"...This can be nothing but sadness of heart." Nehemiah 2:2 I don't know how much more I can take, and yet I know I can face ...

What's actually heavier than a heavy heart? Throughout my years, I've never once found anything more difficult than a heart that...

As Brian and I celebrated our 1 year anniversary on Monday, March 31st, I was surprised at how quickly the memories flooded back. I imagine...

Do you remember that saying that goes something like, "If something's bothering you, get busy... You'll forget about it in no ...

I've been asked this question for weeks, and I have even asked it myself... Not much explanation is needed for where I've been. I...