As Christians, this world is not our permanent home.

Heaven is.

That’s why our hearts long for something better.

In heaven there will be no sickness.

The toy dog has no agency, feelings, or soul. It cannot act independently or choose not to love you.

And then today I thought about my mom’s reaction to the broken piano keys and realized that maybe she kept the piano; not because she loved playing, but she felt too guilty getting rid of it. Perhaps it meant more to my grandmother than it did to my mom. If the piano was so sacred to my mom, why wasn’t she more upset about the keys and the state of the finish?

Saying goodbye to someone you love is a pure blessing because you get the chance to say the three most important things at the end of someone’s life: I’m sorry/I forgive you, Thank you, and I love you. It acknowledges that your loved one is dying and that their earthly time is ending soon.

Cast all your cares upon him, for he cares for you.

1 Peter 5:7

Collective Grief is something that I’m thinking about. Charlie Kirk The topic has come up in light of the Charlie Kirk murder. Today, October 10, 2025, marks one month since Charlie was murdered in a tragic, senseless murder. I’ve shed many tears since that day, despite never having met the man. I enjoyed watching his […]

“It’s okay to cry and you must be comfortable staying in the sadness until the sadness leaves us- and it will eventually leave us.” Ingrid Lanting

It’s much harder for a motherless young girl to tackle large monsters and challenges without the protection and help of her mother.

I am currently working on a final exam of grief. The teacher is always silent during the final exam. As a teacher, I know this well. When your students write an exam, your teaching is done and you hope you have prepared your students well for the exam. And then you get to mark them […]

Spending time remembering someone we love in nature is good for our soul.