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Welcome to the Impossible
The place where “there’s no way forward” meets “God is enough.” In the rarified air of the unknown, we walk with feet of clay, scale crags on bloodied knees, and reach up to... READ MORE
Living the Impossible
Impossible. That’s what they told us. Oh, they used different words at different hospitals, but they all said the same thing. After Kevin’s devastating spinal cord injury sustained in a fall, his situation... READ MORE
Charlie Gard: The Conscience of a Nation
He lies in a hospital room, his little eyes mostly closed. Although he is nearly a year old, he seems so small. Like millions of others, I only know Charlie because his picture... READ MORE
The House That Grace Built
In a day, our world changed forever. It was nineteen years ago this month that our son Kevin broke his neck in a fall and sustained a devastating spinal cord injury. It’s one... READ MORE
What One “Useless Life” Taught Me
Just an old woman. She lay against the stark white sheets of the gurney, her face gray and her hands bent awkwardly inward. A series of strokes had long-silenced her lilting Southern twang,... READ MORE
The Gift of Existence
It would have been so much easier to die. Kevin Thorson lay paralyzed in the grass of a church lawn in Canada. Moments earlier, he was practicing backflips with a friend when he... READ MORE
Why I’m Not Fighting to Save Babies: Guest Post by Susanne Maynes
I’m honored to have writer and counselor Susanne Maynes with us here at Every Life Matters. Susanne has worked at a pregnancy resource center for eight years. Her heart for God and her... READ MORE
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Learning the Meaning of Sacrifice: Grace Thorson
Today I’m honored to host a guest post by my youngest daughter, Grace Thorson. Grace was very young when her brother Kevin suffered a spinal cord injury and paralysis. She offers a personal look at how Kevin’s injury impacted her … Continued
Beauty from Ashes: Part 3
The last two days, we have been learning the story of Barb Farrington and her daughter Katie following Katie’s accident in 1998. Today is the … Continued
Beauty from Ashes: Part 2
Yesterday, Barb Farrington shared the terrible accident that left her daughter Katie fighting for her life. Today, in Part 2, Barb describes the next steps in their journey. From Hospital to Home Katie was at St. Alphonsus Hospital for … Continued
Beauty from Ashes: A Story of Provision and Forgiveness with Barb Farrington and Katie Tweit
Today I have the honor of introducing a very special family to you: Barb Farrington and her daughter Katie Tweit. Katie suffered a traumatic brain injury in a car accident in 1998. Barb is Katie’s primary caregiver and … Continued
Out from the Shadows Book Excerpt
Today we celebrate the release of Out from the Shadows by Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas. Many thanks to my publisher, associate editor, agent, and my friends and family. I’m so grateful to God for His inspiration, leading, and encouragement … Continued
The Nurse Who Remembered
This post is part of the #Blog4Care blog carnival being hosted by Caring Across Generations. We’re hoping that by sharing our caregiving stories, we can begin to come up with solutions to the care crisis that is affecting millions of … Continued
Podcast March 1st
Join me for a podcast with Denise Brown of Caregiving.com on Saturday, March 1 at 10 a.m. ET (9 a.m. CT; 8 a.m. MT; 7 a.m. PT). Listen live or download the podcast here: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/caregiving Denise is the founder … Continued
Coming Soon: Out from the Shadows: 31 Devotions for the Weary Caregiver
Coming Soon… Out from the Shadows: 31 Devotions for the Weary Caregiver No place is so dark, no shadow so deep, that God can’t find us… After nearly two years … Continued
God IS in Control
God…is the blessed controller of all things. 1 Timothy 6:15 (Phillips) God IS in Control What a year it has been already! There have been some sad events: burying my mother-in-law, watching my father suffer through a serious infection. There has … Continued
Know What You Believe…and Why
A fossil was recently found in Gilboa, New York, in sedimentary rock that supposedly dated back 380 million years. It was the fossil of a spider. What was this spider doing? Nothing new. It was making a web, just like … Continued