Tag: Death

"I was dumbstruck. My eyes welled up with tears... I gathered courage and asked him – 'Did your mom teach you this?"

How could I possibly reconcile these losses? They were unspeakable. Preventable. Unexpected. And in the face of such catastrophes, my natural question was “Why?” Why did this happen? If God was in control, why did he allow it? Why didn’t he stop it? That question haunted me for years.

"To witness a man love with all his heart while it breaks all at the same time was that of a life-shattering and forever life-changing experience."

"Their deaths have forever changed me and how I look at the world. In an odd way, it has made me a better parent."

When the holidays roll around I feel the absence of my mother acutely. If you've lost a parent, I bet you do too.

People would say things they thought were comforting like, “Your momma is looking down on y’all smiling,” but I would find no comfort there. Not really. I just couldn’t believe that such a thing was so.

"She was a conqueror. I wish I could say the same when it came to that November day. Oh, she was a lone soldier, but she didn’t conquer that day."

"At first, there was anguish and grief, but I felt her energy pass through me and a beautiful peace washed over me and filled my body. It was as if she was telling me, ‘I’m OK. I’m not in pain. It’s glorious here.’"