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Countdown to Christmas
I walk in two worlds–on earth and in heaven. I savor the sweet joy of the “now” but ache for the even sweeter joy of the “forever”.

Melanie
Dec 20, 20242 min read


Holidays After Child Loss: Seven Practical Ways to Help Grieving Hearts
Here are seven practical ways to minister to your grieving friends this Christmas.

Melanie
Dec 4, 20242 min read


Grief Work: Will It Ever Get Better?
Do I have any control over whether or not this burden gets lighter?

Melanie
Nov 8, 20241 min read


Grief Work: Learning the Language of Loss
Child loss is lonely.
But you don’t have to be alone.
An isolated heart is especially vulnerable to discouragement and despair.

Melanie
Oct 18, 20241 min read


Grief Work: Developing Thicker Skin
I walked around like a giant nerve for the first weeks and months after Dominic left us. It didn’t take much for me to burst into tears.

Melanie
Oct 14, 20241 min read


Pooh, Piglet and Eeyore-The Power of Presence
May we all have Poohs and Piglets that come sit with us when we are Sad, and Alone, and Not Much Fun To Be Around.

Melanie
Sep 27, 20242 min read


Trust After Loss: Appropriate God’s Strength
Christ came for the broken. It’s the broken and breathless who long for the Spirit to blow life across their wounded hearts.

Melanie
Sep 23, 20245 min read


Trust After Loss: Access the Truth
God's existence, and His character does not depend on my understanding. To be frank, a God I comprehend wouldn’t be much of a God at all.

Melanie
Sep 20, 20245 min read


Grief Is Not a Hammer in the Hand of God
I may risk offending some of my fellow believers in Jesus but I will take that risk. While scripture is plain that God uses the events in...

Melanie
Sep 9, 20241 min read
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