Four Years Ago

Four years ago this weekend, I was so content. I had my amazing, beautiful three children up with Eric and me for the full week celebrating Elk Rapids Harbor Days as we had done since buying our cottage up north in 2014. We piled into the in the boat in our pajamas...

Where is God in My Grief?

A few weeks ago, I was thinking about topics to discuss on the podcast with Gwen and I realized that we had never done an episode focused purely on faith. Faith in grief is a struggle for many, but for others, it is the only reason they feel they can survive. For me,...

Introducing… Podcast Wrap-up Q&A

Have you ever wanted to ask a question to a guest of the Always Andy’s Mom Podcast? Here is your chance! This Tuesday at 2pm Eastern Time, tune in to Always Andy’s Mom on Facebook Live, YouTube, or Twitter. We are excited to announce that we are trying...

Always a Hawkeye

The third week of April in 2004  was a big one at The University of Iowa Hospital. A brand new Labor and Delivery unit was opening. I remember finding out that Andy’s due date was April 21st and hoping that we would make it to that date so we could use the brand...

Messages from Heaven 2021

For the past two years, the Always Andy’s Mom podcast has had a Christmas episode focusing on hopeful stories, little messages we have received from heaven or from our loved ones. (They can be found at www.andysmom.com/17 and www.andysmom.com/67). I love it when...

3 Years Later

During the month of August for the third year in a row, I find myself looking back to the last days of Andy’s life. I have so many pictures taken over those first 2 weeks of 2018. We had the annual Harbor Days celebration in Elk Rapids near our cottage where we...