Tag Archives: #death

The last first

This is the last week. The last week of firsts, culminating in the very last first: the first anniversary of Ander’s death. Anderson died on Saturday, January 31st at approximately 10:30 p.m. We celebrated his birthday, but I’m not sure … Continue reading

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“We still have to ask”

When my son Ander died, after weeks of people praying fervently for him, I faced a seismic shift in my relationship with God and with prayer. As I discussed last week, I no longer have the naive belief that God … Continue reading

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Dying is not losing, it’s just unlucky

“When you die, it does not mean that you lose to cancer.” These powerful words by ESPN anchor Stuart Scott, who recently died of cancer, resonated with me. Just take out “to cancer” and replace (or not) with what your … Continue reading

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