by Kaelyn Benham | Apr 8, 2016 | Faith, Family, News, Perspective, Reflection
One year ago today my family embarked on an adventure. We didn’t know it was an adventure when it started. It was not one we chose. It was hard. It was scary. It was painful. The day after my parents celebrated their 41st wedding anniversary, my dad went into...
by Kaelyn Benham | Oct 6, 2015 | Faith, Family, Perspective
My husband was traveling…again. The kids were sick…again. There was paper and clutter all over the counter…again. My littlest had started waking up in the night…again. Because the kids were sick, I was not going to be able to make it to my parents’ house…again....
by Kaelyn Benham | Jul 6, 2015 | Faith, Family, News, Perspective
I woke up heavy from the disconnection that had settled in my heart from the night before. A hurtful comment had pierced my heart. I sensed immediately that God was asking me to address it. I laid there for a bit, praying to get my heart right before I said any words...
by Kaelyn Benham | Jun 30, 2015 | Faith, Family, Perspective
The blinds are down, but sun is still trying to peek into the room at the doctor’s office. Dad is sitting in a wheelchair and Mom has chosen to sit on the examination table. My brother sits next to my dad in a chair, and I am across from him. My sister is in a...
by Kaelyn Benham | Jun 26, 2015 | Faith, Family, News, Perspective
This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 18:24 This verse was in the devotional I read with my parents last night… I found it so fitting. My dad, in his vulnerability, wept as he felt the Lord calling him to...
by Kaelyn Benham | Jun 25, 2015 | Faith, Family, News, Perspective
I sat there watching her sleep as she laid in the hospital bed. I thought of all the things we have yet to do and all of the conversations that are yet to be had, and I wept. I wept because I am not ready for this “season.” The one where I am pulled...
