cancer / Child Loss / devotional / faith / Grief / Parenting / Trauma / Widowhood

When God Calls You Out

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The boat was not Peter’s safe place; Jesus was.

cancer / faith / Grief / Trauma

And Then Came Cancer

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Exactly one year and one day from the death of my beloved husband, I had the first of three surgeries to remove cancer from my body. More specifically, a double […]

faith / Grief / hope / Trauma

Not Too Broken for Jesus

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My heart is so heavy over the recent devastation in our country from Helene. I’ve seen video after video, picture after picture, story after story of loss of life, livelihood […]

child loss / faith / Grief / Trauma / Widowhood

When Grief Collides with Faith

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Profound grief has a way of bringing us face to face with what we actually believe about God. Often, we are surprised by our doubt. We wrestle with the juxtaposition […]

cancer / faith / Grief / Parenting / Trauma / Widowhood

Daddy’s Girl

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Our youngest was a daddy’s girl. Of the five children, she was the one who preferred Jeremy, even over me. So naturally, whenever she needed comfort, she ran to her […]

child loss / devotional / faith / Grief / poetry / poetry / Trauma / Widowhood

I’ll Give Thanks Anyway

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Even when my heart is brokenAnd last goodbyes remain unspoken{I’ll give THANKS anyway.} Even when my dreams are shatteredAnd it’s not my will that mattered{I’ll give THANKS anyway.} Even when […]

child loss / Grief / Parenting / Trauma / Widowhood

To The One Doing Hard Things

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Hey, you. The one who cried herself to sleep last nightThe one battling to get out of bed todayThe one who keeps reliving the traumaThe one who is riddled with […]

cancer / devotional / faith / Grief / Trauma / Widowhood

The Purpose of Fire: That I May Come Forth as Gold

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My girls and I love a bonfire. There’s just something about that smokey smell that lingers in your hair, the mix of autumn chill with the fire’s warmth and the […]

Anorexia / faith / Grief / Trauma

The Thorn: When God Doesn’t Heal the Wound

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Guest post by Kat Smith I wish this was easier; I wish God would just provide healing and escape. But maybe I won’t ever find peace on this earth. Maybe […]