The First Dark Christmas
I remember the day in Rome, When Constantine sat enthroned, And decided once for all, That Christmas each year should call For feasting, happiness, and
Read moreConfidence. Courage. Hope.
I remember the day in Rome, When Constantine sat enthroned, And decided once for all, That Christmas each year should call For feasting, happiness, and
Read moreIt’s November. Which means it has almost been a year to the very day since my brother’s accident. It’s been 350 days. Two weeks short
Read moreVeneetha Rendall Risner had undergone twenty-one separate surgeries by the time she was 13 years old. She had contracted polio as an infant and spent
Read moreA few times this past year, I received letters from close friends, at a time when I was struggling with very similar emotions to the
Read moreIsaiah wanted a little brother since the time he could look around, and realize he was the only kid in the troop of his kind.
Read more“Do you have a brother?” “Yes, I do,” I answered. How can a 4-year-old ask a question that is like a punch in the gut?
Read moreLast year, I struggled with a deep and debilitating depression, through which I was burdened with the feeling (among other things) that the promises of
Read moreChristmas is here, but the ache in my heart is full of sorrow. This morning, I did not wake with joyful anticipation, but with sickening
Read moreThank you all for your prayers this past week. People keep coming up and asking how we’re doing, and no matter how many times it
Read moreThis evening, at 4:20 PM, our sweet little Isaiah left the land of the dying, to go to the land of the living. We were
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