Thank You Sharing Hope!Yahoo! Our book launch of the new Tragedy's Treasures, a Mom Finds Hope in Grief and Loss, is still soaring! Now, both Kindle and print versions are #1 New Release! I have all of you to thank for...
Grieving With Hope
What To Do When Holidays Hurt
HOLIDAYS CAN HURT Twenty-two years later, holidays still hurt. Close friends invited us for dinner last week. The invitation warmed our hearts because both friends are teachers. If you are a teacher, you understand how exhausted you are by Friday,...
Happy Birthday, Bart!
In honor of my son's birthday, I awoke this morning teary-eyed as I faced another day without Bart. The idea came to me to write him a letter... Dear Bart, I miss you so much! As I wake up this morning thinking about you, on the one hand, my heart cries out that I...
Beauty for Ashes
WHAT IS MOURNING? WHAT DOES GOD PROMISE? WHY DO WE HAVE TO MOURN? SETTING THE STAGE In Luke 4:13-19, the Bible says that soon after Jesus was tempted by Satan, he began His ministry in Galilee. He went into a synagogue in Nazareth, boldly stood up, and quoted...
VIEW FROM THE TOP
A View From The Top About thirty years ago, I fell in love with snow skiing. I remember the first time John and I took Amy and Bart with us to a friend’s house in Breckenridge, Colorado. Our children took advantage of ski school the first day, as did John and...
When Death Closes a Door
Watching a friend and teaching partner get the sudden news of her mother-in-law’s death reminded me how severe this blow can be. Nothing can prepare us for the shock, denial, and the “kick in the gut” we feel when we first hear the news that a...
Four Crisis Survival Tips
Our hearts and prayers engulf the Texans who lost their families and homes from the horrendous flooding. My daughter's friend grieves for her friends in Wimberly, Texas, because they have lost both. Waiting to be rescued from their roof, they watched the waters...
Celebrating Lisa…A Breath of Fresh Air!
LISA, WE LOVE YOU! "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God." Matthew 5:8 Dear Lisa,You are the truest example of one who has never stopped fighting... "the good fight of faith, (to) lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have...
HEARTS REMEMBER by Karyn Almendarez
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BART!!! MY husband is my cheerleader when it comes to writing my book. If I go too many days without writing, he quietly asks," Are you going to write today?"He didn't know how to respond when he came into the room last week and I was writing with...
Tears of Love
courtesy of Creative Commons Dennis Wood is a gentleman I met this last summer at an outdoor "concert". He invited my husband and I to sit at his table at Canyon Creek Bed and Breakfast to listen to a local band playing and singing folk music on the steps of the...
FREEDOM TO FEEL
Fall used to be my favorite time of year. Having lived in Texas for fifty nine years, the first cool, crisp morning in late September or early October ushered in the fun Fall events of Halloween, birthdays, and Thanksgiving.How quickly that...
FIGHTING FOR LIFE
Picture from Sodahead.com Memorial Day brings to mind two INFLUENTIAL men who fought for our freedom.My dad, Walter Lewis, was a Navy gunner who served on the USS Crescent City, returned to Fort Worth, Texas, married my mom, and had me. Just...