I have to share this story with you because it's such an important part of who I am, and I cannot stop talking here about what Jesus has done in my heart and my life. (Acts 4:20 - One of my Dad's favorite verses.) Today is the second anniversary of my dad's passing from this world to his eternal home in Heaven. It still hurts every day. The experience of grief has been suffocating and probably the most painful and difficult thing I have ever walked through. But I am walking through it - … [Read more...]
On Experiencing the Waves of Grief
I'm sure you've noticed if you've been following along with the Green in 365 series at all, that I've missed posting the last several weekends, missing posts on both Friday and Saturday. For those of you who've been reading along with me here for a while, you may remember that last year at this time, my father passed away. We gathered as a family up in Michigan this past weekend for the one year anniversary of his death. The experience and process of grieving over this past year has been … [Read more...]