When Christmas Feels Blue
After 9 long, heart-wrenching weeks in hospital, I was home at last with my precious older children. Christmas was approaching, but it didn’t feel like Christmas at all. Titus was on the High Dependency Unit
Face the Rock and Take Refuge
Not long ago, we took a holiday in Devon. Leon returned from 11 days away on a trip to South Africa, and we wanted some quality time together as a family once he returned. We
Easter Reflections, or Where Healing Ought to Begin.
Our daughter Eva Joy’s birthday is on the first of April. It’s amusing because even from the moment we knew I was pregnant, Leon joked about having an April fools baby. This year her birthday
Submitting to Suffering
The first nine weeks of Titus’s life were fraught with uncertainty. The doctors knew there was a lot of things wrong with him, but they couldn’t figure out what. The doctors at the RVI tossed
Out of the Depths I Cry… Waves of Grief & Thoughts on Lament
I once heard loss and grief described as a giant object in your life. In the days and weeks that immediately followed Titus’ death, coping with life and our loss was overwhelming, to say the
This Imperfect Story: How to let God Weave Hope into our Lives
It’s been a long time since I’ve shared the pieces of my story. I have the desire to put my story into words… I just haven’t had the time or I don’t know where to