Dear Tanner, My son, the joy of my life. A person that has taught me more about love, acceptance, and forgiveness. Tanner was born on February 21st, 2005. I will not go into much detail about the story, but his diagnosis was difficult at the time - I basically knew nothing about DS, and what…
Reflections
Dearest Reagan, Today marks the anniversary of one of the saddest days of my life. You and Tanner were my identical twin boys, and I was anxiously awaiting your arrival. I was so proud to be having twins. Your room was ready, your crib was awaiting your arrival with fresh sheets, and your closet was…
The High Calling of a Mother
About a year and a half ago I felt challenged to write about this subject. I kept putting it off out of fear a reader might take it wrong, and/or assume I was passing judgement. I understand every story is different, and that some mothers have no choice in the matter of whether they have…
The Day in-between
Yesterday the world changed, our Hope died. The news cut us like a knife. Today we are stuck in the middle. We feel forsaken and forgotten. All hope is shattered. We are overcome with fear. Our dreams died also. Our prayers seem to fall flat. What about our promises? What about the things we’ve prayed…
Dear Perry,
Dear Perry,You've been gone for twelve years now which seems so unreal, yet it feels like forever since you left us. Tanner was only three years old when you passed away so suddenly. You worried about Tanner's future and it made you so sad to think about some of the things he would likely never…
Consecration in Isolation
Consecration in IsolationThis post is about my personal response during the COVID-19 epidemic. While driving down the road, trying to go to sleep, or while in prayer I felt God give me these words I am about to write. I jotted them down in my notes over the course of several days, He kept…
Forgiveness
You hold the keys. There are many definitions to the word forgiveness in Webster’s, but pardon was my favorite definition. Pardon means - the action of forgiving or being forgiven for an error or offense. Life brings many hurts to us. Some are small hurts, others more significant. It’s impossible to go through life and…
RATTLESNAKES IN THE HANDS OF OUR CHILDREN
Written By: Chera Guthrie
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