There are times in this life when we encounter the sacred. There have been a few such times for me. But sometimes I wonder how many more moments there would have been, had my eyes been opened to it. When I might have been more attuned to his presence. After Caleb’s Heaven Day, the great…
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Beyond a Shadow of a Doubt
Two years ago today, just 9 1/2 months before opening his eyes in heaven, Caleb took pen to paper and wrote a poem. It was a cry from his heart. It is now inscribed on our hearts. It is a story of struggle. And a story of overcoming. Beyond a Shadow of a Doubt Wandering…
The Hope that doesn’t disappoint
“God will not protect you from anything that will make you more like Jesus.”(Elisabeth Elliot) This right here is a paradigm shift. How often do we pray, “Lord, take this sickness away!” “Lord, heal my child!” “Lord, keep him/her safe on the road!” Is it wrong to pray this way? I don’t think so. In…
While We’re Waiting
I am learning that one of the ways we push against the darkness that clouds our souls, is to link arms with fellow travelers on the journey. Some of these have just experienced the loss of a child. Others are further down the road. All of us are holding the ache of a child who…
You are not alone
You are not alone. When you feel like the very foundations of your life have been shaken and you are left reeling in a world that is completely broken without your child in it, you are not alone. There is someone who understands the depths of your pain. Who knows you and sees you even…
Words of blessing as seeds of love
One of Caleb’s magical qualities was his ability to speak words of blessing over others. And when no words were spoken, with a smile and a twinkle of his eye, he communicated that you were valued, treasured, and cared for. This was a common refrain that we heard again and again from those who knew and loved him…
He was crushed
In my journal recently, I wrote… Thoughts flit through my mind, assaulting my consciousness: “How long did he suffer? Was his death instantaneous? Was he conscious at all to his pain?” He was crushed. Oh God! My boy was crushed. My whole body recoils in horror. They recommended that we not view his body. “You…