HeyJaredThe South Porch
If your heart is heavy like mine, grab a cup of coffee and sit with me here. The sun warms our faces and the birds chirp in the trees. Together we'll gaze out upon grace in the face of death.
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a writing Q&A (opens the original)
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Welcome to the South Porch!If you’re new here, hi! I’m Alyson and I am an author passionate about discipleship and theology. I have an undergrad degree in Bible, and I’m working on my MDiv. I am also a widowed mama to the coolest kid I’ve ever met. My writing here tends to be about living life in a broken world, with all its heartaches and joys, while hoping in Christ’s death and resurrection. Thanks for being here!Today I’ll be sharing some things I’m:thinkingreadingenjoyingprayingThinkingTh
lingering secondary losses (opens the original)
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Hi Friend,Thanks for joining me today on the South Porch.Today I’ll be sharing some things I’m:thinkingreadingenjoyingprayingThinkingNext week, we will cross the four year mark since Frank’s death. In many ways, four years has been looming in the back of my mind. For years, I’ve felt like this milestone was a bend in the trail that I couldn’t see past. Four years was how long we got to be married. Four years was the largest chunk in our lives—the happiest years of my life. Next week is the tippi
you don’t have to write a book (opens the original)
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Hi friend! It’s another day on the South Porch.Today I’ll be sharing some things I’m:thinkingreadingenjoyingprayingThinkingOver the last few months, I’ve conducted many interviews about my children’s book on lament, and one of the common questions I am asked is something like “did writing this book help you heal?” In one way, I have to affirm that writing this book has been good for me and for my daughter, but it was not essential to our pathway through our grief. This progression from “pain to
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