• Christians, It's Okay to Grieve
    faith,  Grief

    Christians, It’s Okay to Grieve

    Christians can be some of the most encouraging, helpful people on earth. But when it comes to grief, we have a lot of work to do. Since my grandma died last summer, I find myself stumbling across Christian blog posts and advice about “overcoming grief” or “finding joy” instead of pain. It can be very tempting to encourage others to fly past their grief. Believe me, I know. But it does more harm than good. I don’t want to blame my fellow Christians here though. I think American culture has ingrained a tough, busy exterior in us that doesn’t really allow the process of grief. But did you know that…

  • blog challenge,  life,  writing

    Her Angel Butterfly

    Happy Friday lovely readers and followers! Today is Day 15 of The 30 Day Blog Challenge. Today’s Topic: Something that you miss. To be honest, I am crying right now as I think about how much I miss my Grandma Jean. I know she’s not a “thing,” but she is someone who means the world to me. She is with Jesus now, and I am so glad. But I’m also human, which means I still love and miss her. I miss how she used to sing cute songs with me when I was little. I miss how she taught me my times tables the summer before the third grade. It…