Life from the sidelines

November 17, 2020.Reading time 3 minutes.

Generally speaking the most important events in our lives do not happen in the limelight when all eyes are on us. They happen on the sidelines when we simply show up for daily life. My youngest daughter, Madelyn, was a soccer player, and over the years, her mom and I spent many dozens of hours […]

Let go–they’re his!

October 19, 2020.Reading time 3 minutes.

There is a three-fold reminder in Psalm 100:3 that can anchor our souls and strengthen our hope in the areas of our greatest concern. It says, “Know that the Lord is God. It is He who has made us, and we are His; we are His people, the sheep of His pasture.” Let those words […]

Wherever you are, be all there (20 years after Alexis)

August 26, 2019.Reading time 3 minutes.

Today is the 20th anniversary of Alexis’ death. She has been gone a long time. Thankfully, it has been long enough for us to heal, although it will never be long enough for us to forget or “get over” her. I am sure there will always be a thin veil between our various joys and […]

Mothers and Fathers of Special Needs Children

May 20, 2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

I have some dear friends who are raising an older, special needs son, and last week for Mother’s Day, the father of this special son shared with me a letter that he had written a few years earlier for the son’s mom. The son is not able to verbally express his deep love and appreciation […]

Seventeen years after Alexis Grace

January 12, 2017.Reading time 4 minutes.

If you have tuned into any of these little essays or videos of mine you’ve likely observed that Jessica and I have a daughter that died seventeen years ago. Alexis was three-and-a-half when we lost her, and we’ve thought about her every single day since. I don’t know why it’s been on my heart to […]