thesorensen5Feb 25, 20221 min readBeauty from AshesThe emptiness remains, but, the razor sharpness of loss is dulling. What is shocking though, is the vast presence her absence leaves. It...
thesorensen5Feb 17, 20221 min readMy toolbelt feels lacking.... 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...
thesorensen5Feb 11, 20223 min readFinding God's Faithfulness 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...
thesorensen5Feb 5, 20222 min readI can't save, but God canThis 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...
thesorensen5Jan 28, 20222 min readNew Normal...not normalWell, I went from Thursday morning, until Wednesday night, during worship, without crying. That's a long time. In 11 weeks...that felt...
thesorensen5Jan 20, 20222 min readThere's room for bothI'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,...
thesorensen5Jan 9, 20222 min readTo my village...To the Village who helped us raise our children; the Village who holds us now... I'm sorry. I know your response, but I still need to say...
thesorensen5Jan 5, 20222 min readI have felt joy again! Again, I began the day with tears...but today, a trail of joyous tears stream my face. What a feeling...one I've missed for awhile. Joy....
thesorensen5Jan 1, 20221 min readA Daddy's HeartI want to be mad at Andrea, but my heart hurts too much with love and loss...I can't even be mad. Is this how our Father feels? I have...
thesorensen5Dec 25, 20211 min readJesus is the Reason...I'm driven by choices. I'm very conscious of my choices right now, probably more so than I ever have been. Today, I choose... I'm still...
thesorensen5Dec 17, 20213 min readThe Right Mom.... I have had no desire to write to you, but today, I do. I NEED to write to you once a week. I feel it. It is necessary for me. It is...
thesorensen5Dec 9, 20213 min readWavesToday, is Thursday. Four weeks ago, my reality was shifted so suddenly, I couldn't breath. As Rob and I held each other in worship last...
thesorensen5Dec 3, 20214 min readHer story, my story....can I separate them? Today is hard....Rob says I'm overthinking...more than likely. So, today I write to you. As I said, I'm an external processor so...
thesorensen5Nov 28, 20212 min readI have so many whys....So, I've been told a couple of things recently... First, there are no rules... Second, from my brother, never change who I am. So, I...