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Church Grief: A letter opened


Walking with Jesus

Ryan offered this letter to our church at the end of 2021. I am sharing it with you because he is better at words these days than I am.

January 19, 2022

When Faith Becomes De Longest River


Foster care, Promoted

I am relieved to find, in the middle of my grief, that this wound is cleaner because I didn’t insist that he save me out of it.

July 23, 2021

Requiem for my friend


People

How those who loved you waited! Curled themselves into knots of childish longing – and then went home alone.

October 15, 2020

OtherSpeak: To the Adult Child of a Remarrying Parent


Guest posts

Danette Martin writes: “You’ve been on my mind ever since I heard the news of your dad’s engagement. Twenty-four years ago, I was in your shoes.”

May 18, 2020

OtherSpeak: Infertility Support


Guest posts

Rachel Zimmerman writes, “I am a mother, after all. When the ‘secondary infertility’ phrase rolls off my tongue, I often feel like a fraud.”

May 1, 2020

OtherSpeak: Fifth Year Lament


Guest posts

Evelyn Hershberger shares a piece of poetry celebrating her daughter and grieving her mother. If only the two could meet, full circle!

April 24, 2020

OtherSpeak: How to bless a young widow


Guest posts

Martha Hess, from southern Illinois, shares practical ways to offer support and care if you find yourself living in community with a widow.

January 28, 2020

(Dis)orienting experiences


Walking with Jesus

I went to a Supper to taste the Christ, I was so hungry for him. So very hungry after months of vacuity, and when I received the bread he was suddenly there, in me.

December 10, 2019

Rejuvenate PA 2019


Foster care

With friends and needy and grieving and isolated and savoring, I went creative: the paintbrush and the hammer and the string making patterns I could follow.

October 24, 2019

How you survive


Dark days, Foster care

I imagine that, like me, you want an answer: something to eat or do or break or understand that will make the difference, make this bearable.

September 29, 2019

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Shari Zook is a wife, mother of four, and foster parent for the past eight years. She bakes cakes, grows herbs, and reads amazing books, but her heart is in nurturing children, crafting words, and connecting with women.

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