Taking Our Joy Back

When my six-year-old, Angelina, lost our sweet dog, Abby, I wasn’t sure how to help her carry that kind of grief. But one morning, running late for school, Take It All Back by Tauren Wells came on the radio, and everything changed.

From the back seat, she sang every word like a prayer — “Taking my joy back, taking my peace back.”

It was joy and grief woven together, a holy kind of chaos only a child could lead.

This is the story of how a little girl reminded her mama that even in loss, we can still take back what the enemy tries to steal.