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Author: Shelby Cooper

Study to show thyself approved…

2 Timothy 2 (KJV) 1 Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.2 And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.3 Thou therefore endure hardness, as a...

The Comforter in our Time of Sorrow

One of the hardest aspects of grief that I have been forced to endure is the loneliness that washes over me from the unnecessary death of my youngest son Stephen. And if you have lost a loved one, you too have experienced the seemingly unending tidal waves of grief...

Thoughts of Stephen…

In a few short days, it would have been Stephen’s 27th birthday. This will be the second birthday without our youngest son. In some ways it seems as if has been forever and a day since we said our goodbye to him as we looked upon his lifeless body...

And Once Again…

My heart is indeed saddened and broken at the news from within our small community. The second of two teen high school boys in less than two weeks ended their brief lives. I can only reach out with my heart to the families and friends of these two young...

Reach Out

Tragedy struck yet again in our small community. Last week another fell victim to suicide in our small community. This marks the fourth since our own son Stephen took his own life. Its difficult for me to imagine that any person reading this post has not known and has...