“Let nothing disturb you, let nothing disturb you, let nothing disturb you,” I chanted in my head as I stepped out of the kitchen and into the garage to call my husband Rob with the news. “It’s in both lungs,” I uttered when he answered his office phone. “Okay,” he said, “I figured it was.”…
Where Do I Place My Hope?
The house where I grew up was situated just a few yards from the railroad tracks that ran through my hometown. The loud rumbling and the click, clack of the racing train made the whole house shake. I remember waking up to the blaring horn and the deep rumble that reached all the way through…
Loving and Impacting the World While Dying
One month into his Senior year, my son Zach was in a good place emotionally; he had figured out a routine that worked for him, and had gained some measure of peace in the belief that God had a plan that was bigger than him. Zach knew his suffering had purpose, even if he didn’t see the reason.…