It’s not the path I would have chosen for me or my family. It’s been a time of healing, questioning God, and trusting our Creator for what is in store. I never would have imagined I’d be a widow. It breaks my heart to watch my own children grieve this loss as we face the future without their father. As many of you have experienced, at times in our lives, God’s will does not make sense. I trust God because He is good. I’ve chosen to depend on God.
October 17, 2022, the thirteen year anniversary of the death of my first husband, Paul Eugene Giesbrecht. It’s hard to know what to do with the anniversary of someone’s death. It…
I’ve got remember to tell Paul, I thought. My daughter-in-law Megan’s face glowed, was great with child, in her last trimester. I listened intently as she excitedly explained the preparations for the baby’s birth. And then it dawned on me, oh yeah, Paul isn’t here; he’s in heaven with Jesus. October 17, 2009 was the day Paul was promoted to heaven, the day everything changed.
Today would have been Pastor Paul's 59th birthday. How will I remember his life on this, another one of his birthdays? It's the anniversary of the birth of Pastor Paul Giesbrecht. I’ve decided to spend the rest of my life remembering.
We will meet again. Soon, and very soon. Today is April 29, 2021, the sixty-fourth birthday of Paul Eugene Giesbrecht. But it’s our eleventh year to celebrate his birthday on this…
Empty Chair, Broken Heart - Grieving and Getting Through the Holidays *This article was originally published in Reclaim magazine. [Tweet "Is there an empty place at your table this Christmas?"] For…
Empty Chair, Broken Heart: Grieving and Getting Through the Holidays [Tweet "Is there an empty place at your table this Christmas?"] For many, this will be their first holiday season…
Father’s Day 2018 is here. Many of us have mixed emotions – either because of disconnect, distance or death, we might not be looking forward to what today’s celebration brings.…
April 29, 2018 is the sixty-first birthday of Paul Eugene Giesbrecht. But it's our ninth year to celebrate his birthday on this earth with out him. It’s hard to know what…
Friends Don’t Let Friends Grieve Alone Easter Sunday - April 1, 2018 will be my ninth birthday since Pastor Paul, my husband of twenty-eight years had the fatal motorcycle accident…
Happy New Year! [Tweet "I hope you are full of joy and hope for 2018."] What’s new for you? I am thrilled to see lives restored every day. Last week,…