christmas
To the Mom Whose Child Gets Sick at Christmas
Christmas! The most wonderful time of the year! Until it isn’t. Midnight fevers, stuffy noses, croupy coughs and glassy eyes are just a few of the things that might disrupt your well laid plans. Soon the packed calendar turns into…
Caregiving During the Holidays: It’s Hard, but You’ll Be Okay
Minutes after our daughter was diagnosed with cancer, we had to walk through the hospital to the children’s ER. My husband carried our four year old and a nurse took my hand. I remember her telling me that I was…
Ending the Year In the Arms of my Shepherd
This year as I read through the Christmas story I find myself most resonating with the Shepherds. Like them, I am wrangling disobedient, stubborn, anxious, and sassy sheep (well… can sheep be sassy?). Like them I’m up at weird hours,…
Is There Space for Both Grief and Joy at Christmas?
Why is December always so hard? Blaming it on the busyness of the season doesn’t seem quite fair. After all, there are other times of the year that are full of events and expectations and to-do lists. December seems to…
