Praise for
“If There’s a Mailbox in Heaven”
"Grab a box of Kleenex before you start to read..."
"so beautifully moving that you are going to cry..."
"A story with the power to change lives and hearts..."
If There’s a Mailbox in Heaven
Knowing her God was bigger than any cancer, my ten-year-old daughter, Christina, faced this tremendous obstacle with unwavering faith and a smile in her heart. There was no room for anger, and the question, "Why me?" would never be asked. Instead, this diagnosis was answered with, "Use me. Use me, Lord, for Your Name and Your Glory!"
People ask me, "How do you do it? How do you watch your daughter walk through such a storm and then go on after she has passed away?" My answer is quite simple: How could I watch my own daughter carry her cross with such a sweet gentle spirit for Christ and not pick up and carry mine? Every moment of every day was a challenge.
I have been sending "packages" to heaven since 2012 in my book, If There's a Mailbox in Heaven--letters that I write to Christina- since she passed away on May 29, 2005. Each one is tied with my hopes, wishes, and newfound purpose.
When Your Voice Became Mine
Time is such a fragile commodity. When someone we love passes away, we want the whole world to stop moving and acknowledge what truly matters at that moment—but we also want time to fly so we don’t have to endure another day without our loved ones. What helped me move gently through time was nothing that came about by my own means. Instead, I have trusted God wholeheartedly to navigate my path and offer me purpose.
Even though Christina is gone, time continues to march forward. However, I don’t view anything here on earth in the same way now. When my daughter entered heaven at the age of ten, my life seemed to me to be out of order, but it did not seem so to God. God uses us according to His plan. His ways became my ways.
I have been sending “packages” to heaven since 2012 in my book, If There’s a Mailbox in Heaven—letters that I write to Christina—since she passed away on May 29, 2005. Each one is tied with my hopes, wishes, and newfound purpose. What I never fathomed were the gifts from above that would be sent back to me. In a moment, Christina’s Voice Became Mine. In that same moment, I knew There IS a Mailbox in Heaven.
Praise for
“When Your Voice Became Mine”
"A powerful testimony of a mother’s heart..."
"Showing us firsthand the immense power of love..."
"A heart focused on Jesus..."