January 4, 2019
The holidays are behind us and we are heading into a brand new year. I, like many of you enjoy the hope a new year brings. Hope is what I tried to instill in LaLa the day we dropped her Read more…
December 20, 2018
“Brighter Days”, that’s the name of todays featured image. It was created by one of my top two favorite conceptual photographers Brooke Shaden. Brooke often integrates her desire to know and understand God into her images. The thought, that our Read more…
November 30, 2018
The other day in a men’s prayer meeting I attend, someone mentioned that game people often play inviting you to answer the question: If you could have a conversation with one individual in history, who would that be? I have Read more…
November 16, 2018
As a recovery coach I work with a few families to help them navigate the rough road of loving someone with an addiction. Lately, a couple of families I’ve encountered have had to make some very hard decisions regarding their Read more…
November 9, 2018
Several weeks before Lauren passed away, maybe a little longer, she started to reach out to a few girls that were old time friends. These were friends she had in high school. None were connected to the issues that had Read more…
November 2, 2018
As Our family is heading into the Holiday season I have been a little caught off guard by my expectation. For us, Christmas was always a time of great fun and plenty of celebration. As a child growing up my Read more…
October 11, 2018
One of the things that gripped me when we began to understand the magnitude of Laurens struggle with anxiety and anorexia was how it impacted our whole family. I remember whispering to God, “God if this is what families in Read more…
October 5, 2018
I am sorry honey, there is nothing I can do. This week’s image is from one of my favorite pictorialist photographers. His name is Henry Peach Robinson and he was a strong proponent of composite photography, long before there was Read more…
September 7, 2018
I remember the first day we visited Lauren while she was at a residential program for eating disorders in Massachusetts. It was the evening of the day of her intake. We were crammed into a small corner of the Read more…
August 31, 2018
I wish there were some things I could go back and change … but not this. In June of 2016 LaLa entered treatment at an eating disorder center in Massachusetts. It was a disquieting experience for all of us. While Read more…
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