by Kate Motaung | Mar 23, 2015 | Letters to Grief
She made it. Precious Kara Tippetts, wife of Jason, mother of four, and author of The Hardest Peace, made it home yesterday. She got her “well done, good and faithful servant.” She got her crown of life. Kara fought the good fight. Her battle is over. And...
by Kate Motaung | Jan 14, 2015 | Letters to Grief
As soon as I read her letter to Brittany Maynard over at Ann Voskamp’s site, I couldn’t turn away. I was captivated by Kara Tippetts’ words. So saturated with grace. So infused with humility. And this, coming from a young mom of four who is dying of cancer herself. I...
by Kate Motaung | Jan 12, 2015 | Guest Post, Letters to Grief
It’s my pleasure to welcome Colleen Mitchell from Blessed are the Feet to the blog today. I read this post on her site a few weeks ago, and it resonated with me so deeply that I asked her if I could re-post it for you here. *** It was so encouraging to see so...
by Kate Motaung | Jan 8, 2015 | Five-Minute Friday, Letters to Grief
Welcome to the first Five Minute Friday of 2015! Happy New Year to all of you! As many of you know, I took a break from Five Minute Friday during the past two weeks because of the holidays, but I have really, genuinely missed you guys! So, tell me, how was your...
by Kate Motaung | Jan 8, 2015 | Letters to Grief
Remember that Letters to Grief link-up we had in December? Well, thirty brave writers linked up their own letters to grief, and totally blew me away with their powerful words. I found myself quoting like crazy on Twitter, and took so many gems away with me from those...
by Kate Motaung | Jan 5, 2015 | Letters to Grief
Wow, you guys really blew me away with all of the letters to grief you wrote and linked up last month! Thank you to all who participated! I was so humbled by your willingness to bare the hidden corners of your souls. Grief is a raw and difficult subject to address,...