

Holding Joy and Sorrow In Motherhood
The crushing, the oil, and the beauty of motherhood. Every year Mother’s Day brings about a level of despair not many can relate to. It’s another day on the calendar where my heart breaks, where deep despair creeps in alongside the joy I often times feel forced to pretend I have. You cry for the one you lost while in the same breath you rejoice for the ones you’ve gotten to keep. You feel the weight of what was taken every time someone asks how many kids you have, especially
Alexis Walker
1 day ago5 min read


The Stranger in the Seat: How Loss Lingers in The Quiet
There’s a quiet assumption many of us carry when we’ve been grieving for a long time. That eventually, after enough time has passed, it shouldn’t hurt like this anymore. That if God has truly healed us, the ache should disappear. But healing doesn’t equate to numbness.Sometimes it looks like functionality with tenderness still beneath the surface. It looks like joy that exists alongside grief. It looks like strength that doesn’t erase sorrow, but it learns how to carry it dif
Alexis Walker
Feb 106 min read


When the New Year Finds You Still Grieving
When the New Year Finds You Still Grieving:Letting God Redefine What “New” Really Means
Alexis Walker
Jan 74 min read

