The Shoemake Journals

Amber’s Blog

Our First Universal Trip & Anniversary Without Timmy

This may end up being one of my longer posts as I want to not only share our experience with our first trip as a party of three but also the tiny details of grief and life that others may not think about in order to bring awareness to the real. Most people probably think…

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Waves

People say so often that grief comes in waves. I personally don’t think that it does. My grief is always with me, it never leaves, and I never have to look for it. It’s always here beside me with everything that I do and everything that I think. There are no waves of grief. Grief…

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Today is a New.

Today it’s been two months since I last heard his voice, felt his warm touch, his embrace and heard his laugh. Two months of trying to figure out how I’m supposed to do life without half of myself. Today marks the first blog post and launch of the website. When I mention to people that…

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● About us

We are the Shoemake Family; Timmy, Amber, Leland, Logan and Lana. Timmy and Amber lost their 6-year-old son, Leland, in 2015 and in 2025 the day after his 43rd birthday, Timmy went home to be with the Lord and to be with Leland once again. Timmy and Amber were soulmates and had been together for almost 22 years before he was called home. Throughout two of the most life shattering losses, Amber and her children have been open and honest in their struggles and in their faith. Clinging tightly to their faith throughout the anguish they now live out. Their story is one of heartache and loss but it doesn’t end there. Follow them on their journey of finding purpose through their pain and shining a light on the glory of God.