Walking Through Tragedy: Looking for Graces
While driving one day, I was stopped at a busy intersection, and I looked up to see a beautiful...
When Families Can’t Gather
Our mobile society has made gathering as a family even more important than in the past. It used to...
A Time to Grieve During Stepfamily Holidays
My stepson Will and daughter-in-law, Kirsten, were driving in from Dallas to stay at our house...
Losing a Spouse is for Life
I was only married to David Beasley for seven years when he was struck and killed during a work...
What’s the Right Place for Stepfamilies at Church?
My husband, Robbie, and I were helping host a stepfamily event for our church’s surrounding area....
Will You be Here for Me?
My five-year-old son looked at me in defiance. Ben did not like his new stepdad ruining his...
Remarrying in the Empty Nest Years
My husband, Robbie, gathered his army supplies and kissed his mother goodbye. He didn’t know it...
Two Funerals and a Wedding
It was a sunny Fourth of July weekend. Red roses and navy ribbons were the ideal backdrop for my...
Stepmom: The Place Between Rock and Hard
When I saw the uncontrollable shaking shoulders of my stepdaughter-in-law as she wept at our...
Learning to Speak Marriage Again
I have magic feel-good fingernails. I know this because my late husband, David, told me so. ...