Light, Love, Hope

Light in the Darkness Surrounded by Love with Hope for those in need.

Broken Can Still Be Useful

I read this week about how an egg isn’t useful unless it is broken.  Immediately, I flipped to another article, not wishing to be reminded of the times in my life I felt broken.  After a few days, I returned to the article, now ready to face what reminders would...

Feeling Like I Lived

Today marks 21 years I have lived without my sister.  Desperation and depression took her from me.  She was only 32 years old. Every year I think I can get by without it affecting me.  This “tender day” of July 9th shouldn’t hold such agonizing...

Intense Grief and Sorrow

By now everyone has heard of Naomi Judd’s passing.  At 76 years old, after years of struggling with mental illness, she passed away.  Her family indicated no further details would be revealed, but in a case such as this, rumors will fly no matter how much the...

Message of Hope

It still seems surreal.  The weekend in Kentucky could not get here fast enough, and then it flew by!  We tried to savor every moment, from the first hello hug to the last goodbye text message to everything in between! Many “firsts” were logged on this...