This last weekend marked my 2-year-old son’s second Father’s Day without his dad. You see Scott died before Hayes was born, leaving him a “fatherless child.” There are different days each year that sting a little more than others, and this holiday is certainly one of them. This Father’s Day I took a little time to sit and reflect upon why I was feeling so much more grief than usual; and then it made total sense.
Continue ReadingThe Journey of Grief
This week marked three years since my beloved husband, Scott, passed away. I’m to the point where I can make heads from tails and have been able to reflect on all I’ve learned, and all that God & I have been through since that horrible day.
Continue ReadingHeaven
I wish y’all could see it. What Heaven looks like in my mind.
Continue ReadingAn Unexpected Resting Place
This morning as I was throwing hay to the horses and filling up the water trough, I took this picture of my little house in the woods. It’s a great house. I love the tin roof, the wrap-around porch, the brick walls, and the huge windows that overlook beautiful wooded pastures.
Continue ReadingThe Thin Veil
I had never given much thought to how close Heaven was or how “seen” we are by our loved ones that have passed until I lost my husband. When he died this last year, I devoured every book, article, and blog that I could get my hands on that would describe Heaven and what my husband was experiencing.
Continue ReadingHope In The Midst Of Sorrow
We had set goals for ourselves, our relationship and our careers for 2020. The biggest item on our list was to continue our fertility/pregnancy journey through IVF. We had received amazing news right before Christmas that our first round of IVF had resulted in one genetically normal embryo. We were over the moon and were so excited to complete another round or two and then get back to our clinic to transfer this perfect little embryo.
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