Category Archives: Faith

That time of year

Posted on November 29, 2018 by pathfinder

Grief has layers like an onion and quite frankly some stink more than others.   Death and life are all around me each vying for my attention. Recently a friend has suffered the death of her husband.  He was my … Continue reading →

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Socially acceptable

Posted on October 31, 2016 by pathfinder

  When the hard things happen in life – the failures, the losses and defeats- social media has become a spotlight that few can stand in for long. The struggle most of us already have to know the right and … Continue reading →

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In honor of . . .

Posted on January 9, 2015 by pathfinder

There are situations you cannot imagine. There are circumstances even when witnessed you will not be able to understand. It is true for everyone. I have seen photos and films of war and I can not imagine how the people … Continue reading →

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Stuck

Posted on March 2, 2014 by pathfinder

The morning sky is yellow.  Clouds silhouetted darkly like stepping stones make a path to the sun that shines just above the horizon.  Air that hints of pollen and just a whiff of woodsmoke warms in this sun.   Already we … Continue reading →

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The “W” word

Posted on January 24, 2014 by pathfinder

In less than two weeks is the 32nd anniversary of our son’s birth.   That February in 1982 was cold and snowy.  We lived in a little house in Chatham County where the wind blew through the beaded board and … Continue reading →

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The face in the mirror

Posted on October 1, 2013 by pathfinder

Dear Son, I had a dream about you the other night.  I was in my bathroom and when I looked into the mirror it was your face I saw.  You smiled at me then slowly your face faded into mine. … Continue reading →

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Thought for the day – forgiveness

Posted on July 24, 2013 by pathfinder

A friend posted a “poster” on her Facebook page that read: ” Forgive yourself for not knowing what you didn’t know before you learned it”.   Well that certainly covers a lot of territory. As parents who have lost a … Continue reading →

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Each in his own way

Posted on June 3, 2013 by pathfinder

Is there sin in sorrow? I cannot fathom this could be believed in Christianity since Isaiah 53 says in the foreshadow of Christ that he is a man of sorrows.  Yet in the world at times we who dwell in … Continue reading →

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Eleven Weeks

Posted on April 18, 2013 by pathfinder

In eleven weeks we will experience the 2nd anniversary of our son’s death.  That means we have been walking this path for ninety-three weeks.  This week others started this journey.  They are in shock. Right now they are gathering their … Continue reading →

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Man of sorrows

Posted on April 8, 2013 by pathfinder

Dear Son, I am a broken record when it comes to thoughts of you.  They cycle around and around and always come back to the same hard place.   I’m doing it, your dad is doing it, your sister is … Continue reading →

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