And should I ever need remindingWhat power set me freeThere is a grave that holds no bodyAnd now that power lives in me Another in the Fire, Hillsong UNITED Jesus’s sacrifice was amazing enough in itself. I mean, God became flesh and took on the sins of the world because he loved us that much.…

And should I ever need remindingOf how I’ve been set freeThere is a cross that bears the burdenWhere another died for me Another in the Fire, Hillsong UNITED Obviously, as a Christian, I know this part of the song is the most important. It’s the Gospel. It’s Jesus. But maybe it’s not so obvious to…

In the days after Vance’s death, our twelve-year-old tore up the house. He took stuff out of drawers, cabinets, closets. At the time I didn’t think too much of it. Just that he was looking for some tangible things of his dad’s; something to physically hold onto. I had no idea that it was so…

And just like that, a year has passed since I took this picture of you, smiling while the kids and I sang to you.  I had no idea that 48 would be your last birthday. I’d naively assumed that was somewhere in the middle of your life, not so very close to the end.  You’d…

This life without Vance, all of it is hard. But right now the hardest part is parenting alone. Even on the hardest of days, when I didn’t know if our marriage would make it, I never once saw myself parenting alone. Vance was always in the picture. He was a dad who was present and…