Last week I took my kids on vacation. We went to Riviera Maya, Mexico. We sat on the beach, we snorkeled, we zip lined and we swam with dolphins. We ate all the food and drank all the drinks. We ordered room service. It cost a ridiculous amount of money and it was one of…

“Oh my goodness! You have two parents! Go ask your dad!” I used to say that all the time. My kids would literally walk past their father to come to the bathroom door while I was showering to ask me if they could eat the bananas on the table. Or be sitting beside him and…

2019 was not my favorite year. In fact, I’d say it’s by far the worst I’ve ever experienced. I mean, I became a widow in 2019. That was not exactly in my ten year plan. If you’d asked me in June, I would have said I would be taking a vacation in August, not figuring…

Since Vance died I started a new Spotify playlist. I call it Grace in the Grief, just like this blog, because just like this blog, I want the music I listen to point me to God. Especially so on the darkest days; the days I am drowning. I asked my Facebook friends for song suggestions.…

It’s finally over. This first Christmas without Vance. This holiday that has always been my favorite. We’ve been to all the family gatherings. We made pizzas and Oreo balls and lasagna soup. We held candles and sang carols on Christmas Eve. We went to the park and had a Nerf War. We wrapped and unwrapped…