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My First Blog Post…But really it doesn’t feel like my first post. I have been thinking and praying about doing this for several years now. Our son passed away unexpectedly August 19, 2014 from an accidental overdose. It took a long time before I could even say those words…let alone type them. The reason I feel called to start this blog is because I would like to encourage and help other Christian parents who have children who have gone to heaven before us. It is very difficult to get out of bed let alone to take care of ourselves. I am a person that had ran/walked while listening to Christian music for many years and it has been my “therapy” for a long time. So after out son died…I was able to keep going out on the street for my therapy. I was much slower…gained weight….but somehow kept moving.

Several years before our son died…one of our daughters friends had read about how people were walking pilgrimages in Spain…and would I want to do one sometime. I had helped with our daughters group at church so it would be a natural fit. I had never heard of it and thought it sounded intriguing. Then another year passed…and another of our daughters friends mentioned the Camino, so this time I did a little research. I learned that it was something that people had been doing 100’s of years. And actually they weren’t just in Spain but all over Europe. I have now walked 4 different paths but feel the first one was the most spiritual. It was where I felt the ancientness and purpose of the path.

I walked for 7 weeks the summer of 2017 on the Camino de Santiago de Compostela on the Camino Frances or also known as The French Way. In this blog I will reveal more about my walk but I also have felt called to take some other parents who have children in heaven…and have had a hard time getting moving again. When a person’s child goes to heaven without them…they aren’t sure they can keep on living. Its hard to imagine. Then one day you realize…or at least I did…I realized…I was still here! And just what was I going to do? What would my life look like? Could I be truly happy again?

My BIG GOD GOAL is to take a group of 6-8 parents on the Camino de Santiago possibly as early as this summer…2020. I say BIG GOAL, because its not something I could’ve ever imagined myself doing in a million years.

When I went on my Big Camino…first I had to figure out all of the logistics. I had a travel agency that specialized in the Camino to book my pensions. (Small, simple hotel) I also had them arrange transport for my bag and I carried a day pack. Whenever people would comment on my small pack while they carried a big pack, I would simply tell them, “Jesus told me I didn’t have to carry a big pack”. Last summer I was able to carry my own pack for a couple weeks of walking…but just know that everyone does what feels right when walking a pilgrimage. This is a chance to show yourself what you are made of…let God talk to you..have fellowship with fellow pilgrims but also talk to others whose children have gone on before them. Its a time for you to figure out…that God’s not done with you yet and what does that mean for you and your life.

If this blog rings a bell with you, I’d love to hear from you. Otherwise I will post the encouraging things I feel God has shown me over the past 5…working on 6 years.

Buen Camino

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