…and suddenly was overwhelmed with a very physical yearning to touch and kiss my daughter. That building is the last place I saw my girl. And it was nearly 7 months ago. And it wasn’t the same. I didn’t realize that death sucks the softness out of our bodies. Elli had the softest hands. I…

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Please be gentle with me for I am grieving. The sea I swim in is a lonely one and the shore seems miles away. Waves of despair numb my soul as I struggle through each day. My heart is heavy with sorrow. I want to shout and scream and repeatedly ask ‘why?’ At times, my…

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We don’t have a name for her yet, though she looks a lot like “Rosebud” on the Airbuddies movie. I think we’ll give Little Girl some suggestions and see what she thinks. I guess this means I get to learn how to house-train a puppy! It can’t be tougher than potty-training a little boy, right?

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Lament for a Son is a chronicle of Nicholas Wolterstorff’s journey through the loss of his 25-year-old son Eric in a mountain-climbing accident. Dr. Wolterstorff is a professor of philosophical theology at Yale Divinity School, but as he writes in this journal-style lament, first and foremost he is a father who has buried a son.…

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We cannot ask for lives free of problems.We cannot ask God to weave a magic spell around us so that bad things will happen only to others and never to us. But people who pray for courage, for strength to bear the unbearable, for the grace to rememberwhat they still have left instead of what…

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What is “Joy In the Journey” about? Recently, a few readers have questioned the purpose, content, and value of this blog. And several people have criticized me for saying that things aren’t always great in my life. So, since many of you seem to be new to me, I thought I’d introduce myself and share…

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