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My world was upside down. After 36 long hours of labor, I finally delivered our first baby who died half-way to term. I left the

More abruptly than I could have imagined, the Valley of Shadows lay before me. When your dreams crash into reality, a season of mourning begins.

  Life Letter Cafe recently talked with me about tough questions that surface when we suffer loss.  This is a brief excerpt of the 7

  After we brought Nathan home from the hospital I struggled with depression, driven by post-partum hormones, anxiety about his diagnosis of Down Syndrome, and

On January 24th, I witnessed a miracle. Birthing a loved one into eternity is fraught with wonder and mystery. During her final week with us, I

Within every struggle and weakness resides the potential of God’s power to cause deep transforming shifts in how we see, feel, and act.  I like to ask myself regularly:

Never forget in the light what you learned in the darkness. I heard those words from my friend, who relocated to heaven a few days ago.

  “Love is an unconditional commitment to an imperfect person.” It’s how God loves us, and how He wants us to love others.  Without God, we’re

“You’re blessed when the tears flow freely” Jesus, in Luke 6:21, The Msg “Until you have cried, you don’t know God” Ephrem, 4th century theologian