PANDI'S PRAYER

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...

The emptiness remains, but, the razor sharpness of loss is dulling. What is shocking though, is the vast presence her absence leaves. It...

I hit a milestone last week. I was wondering when it was going to happen. It was the 3-month date. I switched from tracking time in...

I've always thought my Jesus story was kind of boring...No lightning bolts, no rebellious youth turning to God...It seems I've always...

This is a hard conversation. I'm struggling with reconciling the act of suicide, and my amazing daughter. This is so hard. It's not just...

Well, I went from Thursday morning, until Wednesday night, during worship, without crying. That's a long time. In 11 weeks...that felt...

I'm struggling. Maybe it's the let-down from meeting Sailor. Maybe I'm beginning my third month without Pandi. Maybe it's...grief. But,...