Courtney and the family, joined by her Confirmation sponsor Christine S. - 2008 At Mass this morning I felt my weary heart was heavy with my personal grief as well as that of my Church. I kept my gaze fixed on the altar the whole time and poured my heart out in thanksgiving for the gift of my ... View Post

Courtney Elizabeth-I remember the first time I held you, my heart bursting with joy. I had waited my whole life for my daughter. In those first hours, I whispered my every hope and dream, praying joy over you and every beautiful adventure there was to come. Then our whole world went sideways ... View Post

Courtney and Jerry circa 2011 The way she looked at her Daddy...I imagine that look of love and devotion glorified in Heaven with the way she looks at Our Lord. The love between Father and daughter is force unto itself. Unbreakable even by death. I woke up in a panic this morning. I had ... View Post

At least once a day, over social media or in direct email, I am asked how I faced the grief and devastation left by my daughter's death as well as other disappointments in my life, and still found a way to laugh. When I was brainstorming the next topic for a webinar, this question popped into my ... View Post

30 years...10,950 days...15,768,000 minutes... is but a blink of an eye in God's eternal economy. Today Jerry and I celebrate thirty years of marriage. I look back on the road we have traveled which has included two beautiful children, one of whom had significant special needs, military service ... View Post

“Mirror, Mirror on the wall…who’s the fairest of them all.” + “Not me” said I hanging my head in shame. “It’s never going to be me.” + I sigh as I see all the ugly…the double chin, the large upper arms, the marshmallow middle and the size 22w t-shirt that feels too tight after seconds at ... View Post