They Shall Mount up with Wings of Eagles
The day Stephen died was so full of so many different feelings and emotions. Each one seemed to collide with the next one and sorting each of them out to process them was almost more than I could manage. Throughout my career I always had to quickly assess a...
Acts of Kindness
As you look at the news today, with all the negative press about all the terrible, horrible things going on in the world, sometimes its difficult to believe that there is even one shred of goodness left. For me, it becomes difficult to even watch the news with the...
The Mountain of Despair
It had been what seemed to be an eternity since the deputy visited our house and examined Stephen’s room, taking pictures of his desk and the hand written note he left on it. As I watched him walk about his room, the anxiety built to levels I have seldom...
Light through the darkness
Psalm 119:105 (KJV) Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. Several years ago, Kim and I began our daily practice of reading the Bible through together over the course of a year. We do a cover to cover read through God’s scriptures. ...
What He Didn’t Understand: The Pursuit of Happiness
(All Quotations are from James Stephen Cooper’s final letter to family unless otherwise noted.) “I no longer have any tears to shed, no hopes, no dreams, no aspirations at all. I only wish to be done with this life..” In his final days, James struggled with feelings of loneliness...