God is Greater...
11 months today. I read on Facebook, a friend who is 23 years on this path... I remember that service. I was there. Pregnant with...
Carrie's heart
11 months today. I read on Facebook, a friend who is 23 years on this path... I remember that service. I was there. Pregnant with...
I'm learning grace. Many of what I've learned, is through Andrea. But I'm still processing that lesson. Today, I'm giving myself grace....
I don't know how to feel right now. I'm not sure I'm going to post this, but part of me wants to call all of my praying friends to pray....
I wrote this last Thursday, August 11. 9 months. It's been 9 months. For 9 months I carried you in my belly. I was your source of food,...
My emotions are mixed right now. Well, mixed is an understatement. Eight months into this journey, and the waves just keep hitting....
Today is a good day. It's Friday. I made it. It's been a week with a few empty hours. I don't do well with a lack of structure...
It's been awhile. That's been deliberate. The summer starts a whole new ballgame and I'm a little bit nervous. Ok- I'm actually quite...
I haven't wanted to write this week. Emotions overwhelm me. I grieve. I'm angry. I grieve for others. I grieve for me. I'm angry for...
It's been over 6 months. It's been a rough couple of weeks. Emotions that I'm actually unfamiliar with. Feelings I don't know how to...
Hello Whitworth Students and Staff, I am Carrie Sorensen. I am Andrea Sorensen's mother. I will be forever grateful for the tribute you...
Last night, a friend asked how I was doing. "Is it getting any easier?" Actually, no. And I'm surprised. "But the intensity? Is it...
I did. I just skipped it. I did let my mom know, on Thursday, that I loved her- but I was skipping it. She understood. I stayed off...
A friend sent me a beautiful bouquet of flowers today. She said, "There is still joy in this journey." I needed that reminder. Again, my...
Yesterday was a great day. A ride in the warmth of the sun, with wonderful company. My husband behind me, and one of my students with...
A dear friend texted me a few weeks ago; "I love you in the light, I love you just as much in the dark." I don't know if I love me in the...
Rob and I were gifted a trip last week; a cruise to the Eastern Caribbean with his parents and siblings. It was a gift, but one I wasn't...
There is a fine line, and I cross back and forth every day, or even hour. I live in a past with Andrea's smile, and her laugh, her...
She chose her friends not from what she needed, but who needed her. And she loved with 110%...always. She gave her whole heart to...
It is my spring break. I have been with people for 9 days now. I have been without Rob for 9 days. I cried when I left Rob- I've never...
Joy. That's the one word I would use to describe me. It's how I felt. It's how I lived. It bubbled up within me. Spontaneously, my...