Father’s Day: Making Your Dad A Card Even After He’s Passed Away

Father’s Day: Making Your Dad A Card Even After He’s Passed Away

Father’s Day is a hard time. It’s a sucky time. It may be a time, if you’re the DIY type, that you need to do something hands on to make it through the weekend. There…

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#DontBuyTheTie: A Father’s Day Campaign The Fatherless Can Actually Support

#DontBuyTheTie: A Father’s Day Campaign The Fatherless Can Actually Support

If we had superpowers that gave us the ability to eliminate just one thing on the days leading up to any big holiday, we’d probably choose to get rid of advertisements. In any form —…

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Getting Through Father’s Day Through Careful Avoidance

Getting Through Father’s Day Through Careful Avoidance

The month of June is not a great friend of mine. My dad passed away in February 2012, and the way the dates lined up that following June was a bit cruel for my family.…

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The Price of Love: In Honor of My Grandfather’s Life and Death

The Price of Love: In Honor of My Grandfather’s Life and Death

Six months ago my family lost the most amazing of men — my grandfather. We didn’t lose him at a concert, or in a crowd. We lost him in a way that meant he was…

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Thoughts On My Mother’s 10th Death Anniversary

Thoughts On My Mother’s 10th Death Anniversary

10 years, it’s been 10 years. I remember when 10 years was a big accomplishment — double digits!!  Now, I don’t know what to think. It’s been 10 years since my mom died and my life…

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Remembering That God Is Always Present Helped Me View My Loss As A Spiritual Gain

Remembering That God Is Always Present Helped Me View My Loss As A Spiritual Gain

Are you familiar with the story of Job in the Bible? No, cool because I’m about to summarize it no matter what. In the book of Job, we see a man who endured many trials…

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