The Days After Lexie Died
April 28, 2001 Yesterday a counselor friend called on the phone to talk about getting Christian(our 5 year old) and us to do a little counseling about Lexie's death. She asked how Christian was doing and we talked about how good it was that he could...
How Do I Survive the Holidays When I’m Missing My Loved One?
Driving home from working out this morning, I happened to listen to a radio program about grief. How can we get through the holidays when our loved one is gone? A spouse, a child, any family member, knowing their chair will be empty. The first...
Thanksgiving at the Rescue Mission
Meet Danny. At eleven years old he started using drugs. Eventually his home life and drug use led him to meth and the continued use caused the loss of everything dear to him, including all of his front teeth. Thankfully his father talked him into...
Should Girls Shoot Guns?
Growing up on a farm as I did, you would think that would be a common practice, but for some reason, mom didn’t allow guns. She had a dislike of guns so much, that she took dad’s gun apart and hid the parts in different...
Are Miracles for Today?
When we first gave birth to our daughter Lexie and she had so many physical problems, we were told she would most surely die within a few months, and if not then, as soon as we took her off the ventilator because they didn’t think...