You saw that correctly. Bella was in Sunday school and they asked, “How have you come closer to God?” Her answer was through the death of her grandfather and brother. Trey was diagnosed when Bella was five and died when she was nine. Two years later...
Yes, we have experienced yet another tragedy. The shooting in Parkland Florida was horrific and shocking. There can never be a rational explanation for such senseless violence. Those involved can never get back what they lost whether it be lives or innocence or...
We pray as a family every night. Joe and Bella pretty much say the same thing every night. They may mix it up a bit given what has happened that day or even say, “No thank you.” Granted, one day last week Joe began his prayer with, “OK...
I have been learning a lot lately about a strange term, “Ordinary Misery.” You can research it and learn all of the psychotherapy origins and treatment options and strategies but allow me to dumb it down for you. Sadness. Pain. Grief. Things like...
It’s probably not in the forefront of your mind. You don’t walk around thinking that you’re a terrible person. It’s in those quiet moments when you let yourself (and others) down. You can’t believe that you did it again. Why do you do...
When is it time? How long do you wait? When is it too late? Doesn’t it stink when you look back and think, “I really wish I should have…”? Yes, it’s the week before/of Christmas. Yes, the year is coming to an end. Yes, we are all so...