My friend and fellow bereaved mom, Margaret Franklin, Ryan’s mom, shared a beautiful Dutch word with me “Sterkte” (pronounced STAIRK-tah). It literally translates “strength” or “power” but culturally means much more.  It means bravery, strength, fortitude and endurance in the face of fear and insumountable odds through the empowering strength of God in me. Not MY strength, but HIS. It’s the strength Isaiah meant when … Continue reading Trusting Again After Loss: Appropriate God’s Strength