After my brother died, we needed to empty and sell the house in Michigan from four states away. Chris’ death also gave me a new purpose.
Pit Dweller Part 9: Shafts of Light
During the worst time of my life, God sent shafts of light down into my darkened pit. Here are 11 more ways God showed me His love back then.
Pit Dweller Part 8: Crossing into Eternity
After five days in the ICU Burn Center, I allowed the staff disconnect the machines and let my brother die. The aftermath was surprising.
Pit Dweller Part 7: Running out of Time
Time was running out. As Chris’ sister, I had some critical medical decisions to make. I badly needed the Holy Spirit’s help—and He came.
Pit Dweller Part 6: Unexpected Relief
Summary of the Pit Dweller Series All of us have walked in dark places at one time or another. When a life-altering tragedy occurs, it’s like a sinkhole suddenly collapses the sunny sidewalk beneath us. Dropped into a black pit…
Pit Dweller Part 5: Chris’ Hospital Room
Another blessing? Chris’ hospital in Detroit was just off of I-75, This highway ran past my hometown. So I wouldn’t get lost driving there.
Pit Dweller Part 4: Arriving in Michigan
Corrie ten Boom said: “There is no pit so deep, that God’s love is not deeper still.” I know her words are true from personal experience.
Pit Dweller Part 3: My Brother’s Story
In the last years of her life, my atheist brother took Mom to church every Sunday and then sat in the foyer, in case she needed him.
Pit Dweller Part 2: The Antidote
Against Satan’s most soul-destroying lies, the antidote is truth. The Lord neutralized my guilt and despair with a kind woman’s wise words.
Pit Dweller Part 1: Like a Sinkhole
Those five dark days changed me forever. I learned Jesus walks with pit dwellers too and His light shines in the darkest places.
