loss of child
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I am not absolutely sure, but I think the death of a child might be the deepest pain that an individual can experience in life. I am confident however it has been my deepest hurt in life. There are things I would do differently if I had known Jake would die at 22. Tuned into Read more
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A teacher called Grace Seven years have come and gone since our Jake passed in March of 2014. Grief has been a teacher to Stacey and I (others also) through this difficult season of life. I think the greatest lesson I have learned since that awful day is that the grace of God is without Read more
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I long to see my son and loved ones face to face in heaven. The great hope of the Christian faith is the resurrection made possible by the life, death resurrection and ascension of Jesus. He is firstfruits of that harvest. Whom I will give thanks to, in person, in a new body, forever. I Read more
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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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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
Wrestling with Jacob 