by Sabrina McDonald | Sep 24, 2020 | Parenting, Widowhood and Grief
My children were just babies when my husband, David, was killed in a head-on collision. Ben had just turned two, and Katherine was only three months old. I was worried sick about how the lack of a father would affect them, mainly because of all the articles and...
by Sabrina McDonald | Dec 13, 2016 | Stepfamily, Widowhood and Grief
My stepson Will and daughter-in-law, Kirsten, were driving in from Dallas to stay at our house over Christmas for several days. Even though Robbie and I had been married for a couple of years, this was their first visit during the holidays. I knew it was going to be...
by Sabrina McDonald | Sep 24, 2020 | Marriage
I’ll never forget the first time my husband accused me of being a nag. To hear that word come out of his mouth was upsetting, even disturbing. In my newlywed mind, I thought I would never end up like that … and so soon after our wedding, too! I don’t want to nag; I...
by Sabrina McDonald | Sep 21, 2020 | Widowhood and Grief
When my husband, David, died in a terrible car accident in 2010, I grew close to my mother-in-law, Joy, who shared my grief, not only for her son, but for her own husband, who had died 30 years prior. Our stories mirrored each other—both widowed in our 30s, having...
by Sabrina McDonald | Mar 17, 2020 | Marriage, Spiritual Growth
My young son, looking out the window at dark dead trees against a foggy gray sky, uttered this profound question, “What is it about winter that causes so many flowers to bloom in spring?” If a person visited earth in winter, he would have no idea that in a few short...
