What if I’m Wrong… {Why} {Believe}
I did a Bible study once called "Why We Believe What We Believe", it had a super long subtitle too, that I can't quite remember right now and since the…
This is my {Story}, This is my Song
There's something pure to me about a hymn. I grew up in church and had most of the well-known hymns memorized as a child. I can still hear the voices…
When in Doubt…
Today, I read the story of Thomas in John 20. You're likely familiar with "Doubting Thomas", a disciple of Jesus, who said that he wouldn't believe Jesus had risen from…
Little Red Wagon
A wise friend shared a story with me years ago that really stuck. I'm sure you've experienced that too. For one reason or another you just relate to it and…
Imma Fight Him
When pain and anger run so deep our human reactions are sometimes violent. Good news…we get to choose how we put those feelings into action – it doesn’t have to…
He loves me, He loves me not…
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not (written 5/24/16)Remember playing the game when you were a child? Reciting the phrase “he loves me, he loves me not” as I plucked…
365 Days: Love, John Karl
365 days. 52 weeks. 1 Halloween, 1 Thanksgiving, 1 Christmas, 1 New Year’s, 1 Valentine’s Day, 1 Easter, 1 Mother’s Day, 1 Father’s Day, 1 Fourth of July. 2 family…
What I’m Ready to Share About Infant Loss: Demise & Wicked Emotion
If you know me at all, you know that I am an open book. I quite literally will tell you anything you want to know about me. I have little,…
What I’m Ready to Share About Infant Loss:The Backstory
I plan to share the whole story of John Karl's loss. So many friends and family, and even strangers have been so supportive of us during this darkness. Some have…