Tammy Ingram

In Honor of Kris

In honor of losing a dear old friend, Kris, to suicide, Loved Shack is starting a 14-day devotional to help those suffering from anxiety and depression.

For the ones fighting depression, grief, and the long nights — you are seen.

This devotional begins in honor of someone deeply loved — Kris — a woman, whose life mattered, whose story mattered, and whose battle mattered.

The shock of losing her reminds us how fierce, silent, and exhausting the fight against depression can be.

No one knew the weight she carried like Jesus did —
and no one ran beside her like Jesus did.

And that same Jesus is running beside you.

He runs with you when the morning feels impossible.
He runs with you when your thoughts grow too heavy.
He runs with you when no one else recognizes the storm inside your chest.
He runs with you when you hide the pain behind your smile.
He runs with you when you don’t know how to pray —
and He runs with you when all you can whisper is, “God, please help me.”

Jesus is not distant from suffering —
He stepped into it.
He carried His own cross through agony.
He knows trauma, loneliness, betrayal, exhaustion, and fear.
Because He suffered, He understands your suffering.
Because He overcame, He carries you through yours.

This devotional series is for the ones who are tired.
The ones who feel invisible.
The ones who have lost someone this year.
The ones who wonder if their life still matters.
The ones barely holding on.

Kris’ life is honored here by telling the truth depression tries to silence:
You are not alone.
You are not beyond help.
You are not forgotten.
Jesus is still running with you — right now — exactly where you are.

And when your strength fails,
when your steps falter,
when the night gets too heavy…

He doesn’t stop running.
He lifts you.
He carries you.
He keeps you alive until the light returns.

This is the heart behind these 14 days:
That someone reading this — even just one person — will feel the arms of the Savior who never lets go.

Kris’ life mattered.
Your life matters too.
And Jesus, who ran with her,
is running with you.

With love, Tammy