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My life story was written by the sovereign pen of God. Surely “a man’s steps are from the LORD; how then can man understand his way?” – Proverbs 20:24 There are dog ears folded in the pages of our autobiographies. Bookmarks in life that changed our hearts and changed the narrative. In my story, like Read more
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What has been taken from you because you are a Christian? Your house, your child, your income, your career, your possessions? What has ever been threatened because you are a Christian? Have you been slandered, taken beatings, been thrown in jail for the name of Jesus? Our constitutional freedoms as Christians have been in bubble Read more
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Why? The unanswered question of a bereaved parent. Jacob was 22 and struggled with anxiety, depression and drugs. We raised Jake in a Christian home with biblical teaching and values. But like many young people with the same upbringing he seemed to turn his heart away from the faith. This grieves the heart of parents Read more
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After my son Jake died one of the the more difficult things to control was my thought life. Focusing on the light was important in dispelling darkness. I was constantly readjusting my thinking to calm my heart. This is a challenge for me still today. Facebook asks us “What is on our mind?” before we Read more
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The pain of losing a child is excruciating. Physically it is exhausting. Emotionally it drains you. Depression will overcome you at times. There were times when I didn’t care if life went on yet I was never suicidal. Five and a half years have passed. Time has left an awful scar to a terrible wound. Read more
A journal of faith, grief and devotional musings
Wrestling with Jacob 