Refueling in Flight | Blog

Oct 28, 2020

POUR OUT THE WATER

A few days before Catie died, I came to the traumatic realization that she would be better off with Jesus than clinging to her painful life.

Oct 27, 2020

Healthy Outlets

After Catie died, a wise lady told me that my emotional energy for Catie would have no place to go, and it needed an outlet. She was right!

Oct 26, 2020

WHAT'S IN YOUR HAND?

Don't avoid those in pain. You do not need special training to be a friend. Some of the people who reached out to us during the dark days

Oct 25, 2020

TEMPTATION

My worthiness was a bargaining chip, and God would not forsake the righteous! After she died, the root sin of anger blossomed into numerous

Oct 24, 2020

WHAT WE 'SEE' IN THE DARK

Mostly I would just toss and turn, hoping for sleep to take away my troubled thoughts.

Oct 23, 2020

AMBASSADORIAL ADVENTURES

Losing a child brought me face-to-face with some significant truths: There are questions our human minds will never answer.

Oct 22, 2020

UNANSWERED QUESTIONS

You would not be much of a God if I could understand what you are doing!

Oct 21, 2020

Walkie-Talkie Connections

Connections blossomed as walkie-talkie conversations ensued.

Oct 20, 2020

ANCHORED TO JESUS

Bitter times don’t just come alongside and pester; their goal is to destroy. Anchored to Him through a relationship with Jesus.

Oct 19, 2020

PRAYER - WHY BOTHER?

After Catie died, I didn’t have a crisis of faith. But I did have a crisis of prayer.

Oct 18, 2020

MAKE THE CALL

Initiating relationships in times of suffering is very difficult. Friends we made in the good times provided the safety net.

Oct 17, 2020

THE BEST IS YET TO COME

Hope is magnificent; it's one of the “big three” qualities upon which Paul built much of his instruction and encouragement: faith, hope, and

Oct 16, 2020

So That

He opened up about his struggle coping with a house full of babies and toddlers. The kids had stolen his comfortable lifestyle, robbed him

Oct 15, 2020

A Little While

During Catie’s five-year rollercoaster ride, we experienced intense times of fear and dread along with seasons of hope and peace. We...

Oct 14, 2020

Salvation's Hope

Our dear friends’ daughter was diagnosed with leukemia about six months before Catie. They came to the hospital, hugged us, prayed with us,

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