by Laura Sandretti | Jan 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
The holidays were hard this year. Perhaps I had PTSD after my dad’s heart attack. Maybe it was thinking of all my friends who’ve lost a parent or loved one recently. Maybe it was Hannah amassing things for her apartment (a collection rivaling inventory at Home Goods)...
by Laura Sandretti | Dec 14, 2017 | Uncategorized
A few days ago, I decided I wasn’t going to send Christmas cards. Thanks to social media everyone in my circle has, ad nauseam, seen what my children look like and are doing. There’s also the fine line between sharing what’s new and sounding like we’re bragging....
by Laura Sandretti | Nov 30, 2017 | Uncategorized
I haven’t posted a blog since two days before my dad’s heart attack. Everything changed that day. I was reminded how much I adore my parents. I found real strength in and through Christ in my hardest, most exhausted and emotional days in the ICU. I saw the legit and...
by Laura Sandretti | Oct 27, 2017 | Uncategorized
October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. My friend wrote about it on her blog and had a “Forever Wall” where women could honor and remember a child they lost. I was going to visit the wall but instead I took some antacids and contemplated taking up...
by Laura Sandretti | Oct 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
A few weeks ago, my husband and I got into an argument. I felt prompted to apologize for talking to him (again) in an irritated, frustrated tone, but the conversation was a disaster and I walked away from it angry, frustrated and very hurt.Before I left for Bible...
by Laura Sandretti | Oct 12, 2017 | Uncategorized
Someone I don’t know well personally, but respect professionally, mentioned on social media she wanted to learn more about the “evangelical world.” She said it was foreign to her, but like many people who don’t understand evangelical Christians, she is a good person...
