Oh, The Hugs I’ve Missed; Connecting Through Our Shared Loss
August 12, 2024, by Kristin Neva “I really want to go to your performance,” my husband, Todd, told our daughter, Sara, who was starting a weeklong intensive with Eisenhower Dance…
Category: Suffering
10 Posts
No Guarantees, but We Have Choices
October 21, 2019, by Kristin Neva “What? But there’s a guarantee on your website,” I told the customer service representative for the herbal company. I had requested a refund of…
Embracing the Joyful Sadness of Life
July 31, 2019, by Kristin Neva This year for Father’s Day, I ordered a basket of gourmet caramel apples from Amy’s Candy Kitchen, a little shop in Cedarburg, Wisconsin. Amy’s…
Resurrection
April 18, 2019, by Kristin Neva Todd had his breathing tests this week, and it wasn’t good news—it’s never great because his breathing weakens every 6 months, but usually just…
Carry Your Cross
April 8, 2019, by Kristin Neva As we journey through lent, one thing that strikes me is the human frailty woven throughout the events leading up to the crucifixion. The…
Did He Allow It? A Response to a Question after the Father’s Day Flash Floods in the Keweenaw
June 19, 2018, by Todd Neva A friend called me because her daughters were distraught with all the damage in the Keweenaw, and she was struggling to answer their question.…
The Rules of My Universe
March 26, 2018, by Kristin Neva In maintaining the rules of the world I’ve created with strokes of a pen, I have a better appreciation for why God doesn’t always…
The Truth About Happiness
March 23, 2018, by Bryan J. Neva, Sr. $10 Billion a year! That’s how big the self-improvement industry, and it’s projected to grow by nearly 6% annually. So there are…
The Purpose of Suffering
March 14, 2017, by Todd Neva The following is a transcript from the last of three Good News You Can Use radio spots, which aired January 16-18, 2017, on WMPL…
Insufferable Christians
February 8, 2017, by Todd Neva The following is a transcript from the second of three Good News You Can Use radio spots, which aired January 16-18, 2017, on WMPL…