by Sabrina McDonald | Mar 16, 2023 | Spiritual Growth
The frail woman tiptoed down the watery staircase into the baptismal toward the pastor, aided by a young deacon to keep her from slipping. Ms. Sue had struggled spiritually for years, doubting the legitimacy of her salvation. She knew in her heart that what she...
by Sabrina McDonald | Dec 13, 2016 | Stepfamily, Widowhood and Grief
My stepson Will and daughter-in-law, Kirsten, were driving in from Dallas to stay at our house over Christmas for several days. Even though Robbie and I had been married for a couple of years, this was their first visit during the holidays. I knew it was going to be...
by Sabrina McDonald | Sep 24, 2020 | Marriage
I’ll never forget the first time my husband accused me of being a nag. To hear that word come out of his mouth was upsetting, even disturbing. In my newlywed mind, I thought I would never end up like that … and so soon after our wedding, too! I don’t...
by Sabrina McDonald | Sep 21, 2020 | Widowhood and Grief
When my husband, David, died in a terrible car accident in 2010, I grew close to my mother-in-law, Joy, who shared my grief, not only for her son, but for her own husband, who had died 30 years prior. Our stories mirrored each other—both widowed in our 30s,...
by Sabrina McDonald | Sep 21, 2020 | Stepfamily, Widowhood and Grief
I was only married to David Beasley for seven years when he was struck and killed during a work trip. When the seventh anniversary of his death arrived, it overwhelmed me to consider he had been gone as many years as we were married. I shared the irony with my...
