Advice From a Bonus Dad on How to Help His Grieving Bonus Sons
**This post is written by my husband on earth, David.** On my way to work this morning a song started to play by an artist named Kolby Cooper. [...]
Through Hell and High Water Book PRE-ORDER!
I am so excited to share with you that my book, Through Hell and High Water is now available for pre-order. Reserve your copy HERE I keep looking [...]
Grief Through the Eyes of a Child
My sons were only eight and ten years old when their dad was killed. Barely eight and ten. They each had just celebrated their birthdays two weeks prior. [...]
Just a Glimpse
“I asked the boys to come in the house with me. We walked from the barn back to the house together. I was keeping the biggest secret of [...]
How Fishing Hook Knots Mend Broken Hearts
The other night I got out my journal I had written in throughout my first year of being a young widow. I have not touched it since my last journal entry I [...]
Life After Loss: It Goes On
In the words of Robert Frost, "In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: It Goes On." This is one of the hardest realizations to [...]
To the Dad in Heaven of My Bonus Sons,
(This post is written by my husband on earth, David) Mike, I must admit to you that I fail on a daily basis. I must admit that I constantly [...]
To the Dad on Earth of My Sons,
I saw my wife come faithfully to visit my gravesite almost daily. Some days she would just sit, some days she would pace, some days she would lay [...]
When You're the Parent that Didn't Die
As a parent, there will be more times than you can count when you will disappoint your children. Times when you feel guilty that you made a wrong [...]
The Dad He Doesn't Have To Be (Part Two)
Read part one here. In the late 1970's, there was a young couple who were happy and in love. They met when she was 15. She was a freshman and [...]