Have you ever watched someone pass away? I don’t mean “heard about it later.” Not “gotten the call.” Not “arrived after the fact to sit with the body already still.” I mean actually watched.
Have you been present, sitting there as a body fails in real time? Have you watched the chest rise and fall, then rise less, then not rise at all?
Because I have. And I’ve reached a place in the understanding of my own grief where I genuinely don’t care how uncomfortable it makes people to hear about it. Why? Because it’s coming for all of us… and if you don’t really look at that, you are not actually living.
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The Art of Noticing || When The Struggle Becomes the Teacher
Choosing peace is choosing alignment with God instead of the need to be right. Through one of the hardest and realest friendships of my life, I learned that struggle and pain become our greatest teachers when we are willing to sit with them long enough to learn.
Verse & Vision | July 27, 2026
Sometimes the verse of the day feels like a direct message from God – or even a personal attack. James 1:19 met me that way this morning after a hard night of prayer, honest surrender, and a clear word from the Lord about the ways I’ve been working against my own healing. A reflection on patience, the trail instead of the mountain, and learning to walk with God in a body that is changing.
What Caregiving Is Really Like (Series): The Many Layers of Grief in Caregiving
Caregiving is a profound, sacred journey that takes us through various emotional, physical, and spiritual landscapes. Yet, one of the most complex and often misunderstood aspects of caregiving is the grief that caregivers experience. This grief is not just tied to the death of a loved one but begins long before that final loss. AndContinueContinue reading “What Caregiving Is Really Like (Series): The Many Layers of Grief in Caregiving”