by Kristin | Apr 13, 2021 | Faith, Grief, Isaac, Loss
In the early days after Isaac died I didn’t know what to pray. A friend gave me a small book filled with short devotions and a passage from Psalms. Each morning as my prayer I would write out the verses for the day. It was all I could do. If you don’t know...
by Kristin | Apr 12, 2021 | Faith, Grief, Isaac, Loss
It is a tough pill to swallow, the idea that we should count our trials as joy. Is that my first response? I remember studying that scripture along with the book of Job before Isaac died and asking IF I were faced with a trial like Job would I seriously have a...
by Kristin | Apr 4, 2021 | Faith, Grief, Isaac, Loss
I cleaned my house for hours yesterday. Yes my house was dirty but this was like washing down cabinets/walls kind of cleaning. Today after church and lunch I went outside and started raking up some of the dead leaves in our yard. I maybe should have offered to host...
by Kristin | Mar 21, 2021 | Faith, Grief, Isaac, Loss
Today is 15 months since we lost Isaac. 456 days. It feels like a lifetime since I heard his voice. For me, the 21st has always been a harder day. It is a recognition of yet another month that has gone by. I don’t suppose I will always count in months, but for...
by Kristin | Jan 2, 2021 | Faith, Grief, Isaac, Loss
Every year I send out a pile of Christmas cards, but I know I don’t get one to everyone that is a friend online. So I try and share our Christmas letter in a blog post too. This post is coming a little after Christmas only because we spent a week away from MN in...
by Kristin | Dec 21, 2020 | Faith, Grief, Isaac, Loss
Just like so many of our “first” milestones in loss, today was one that I was not looking forward to. I think as you walk through grief, especially traumatic grief it is easy to wonder what you should do. Am I processing this the way I should? I have been...
by Kristin | Nov 20, 2020 | Faith, Grief, Isaac, Loss
On Wednesday November 18th we celebrated what would have been Isaac’s 24th birthday. Instead of texting him and bothering him for gift ideas, we planned a day with a few things that we felt as a family would best honor our boy. I can’t tell you the number...
by Kristin | Oct 26, 2020 | Faith, Grief, Isaac, Loss
Well we did something we thought we would never do this weekend. We added a puppy to our family. Introducing our tiniest member Hudson. He is all of 3 pounds and has already captured our hearts. He is an Aussilier, so he is a cross between a mini-Aussie and a King...
by Kristin | Sep 21, 2020 | Faith, Grief, Isaac, Loss
I feel like I should have some deeply profound words for today, but the reality is I just feel empty. It has been 9 months. 9 months ago at this time I was preparing to go to a performance of the Nutcracker with my girl and some friends. I sat in the auditorium...
by Kristin | Aug 18, 2020 | Faith, Grief, Isaac, Loss
I came across an old email that I sent Isaac in April of 2018. He was angry with us and I was trying to share my heart. I told him that even though he didn’t want to admit it, he and I were a lot alike. At the time I had been asked to write out and share our...
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