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HOW LONG?

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How Long, LORD? I feel like You’ve been silent even though I know You’re here.I know You’ve never left me, but I cannot feel You near.I don’t know why I’m […]

faith / Grief / Love / Trauma / Widowhood

I’ll Be Your Valentine

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0ur first official date was on this day, 29 years ago. I surely do love to tell this story! Jeremy and I attended a Valentine’s Banquet together at our Bible […]

Christmas / Devotional / Grief / Widowhood

Fear Not

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No one ever told me grief felt so much like fear. C.S. Lewis penned these words in 1961, and although I am not new to grief, I would concur that […]

Bible Study / Book / faith / Grief / Widowhood

I Don’t Understand Him, But I Trust Him

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Do you know how loved you are?! He will tend his flock like a shepherd;he will gather the lambs in his arms;he will carry them in his bosom,and gently lead […]

Bible Study / Book / faith / Grief / Trauma / Widowhood

Words that Wound

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You’ve heard the old adage, “The preacher’s quit preaching and gone to meddling.” Well, I’m no preacher, but my thoughts on today’s passage may be considered by some to be […]

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

It’s Not About Job

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There is a common misconception that the book of Job is about a patient man suffering well. And if the book ended in chapter 2, I might be inclined to […]

Book / cancer / Child Loss / faith / Grief / Grief Support / Widowhood

The Treasures in the Valley

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Are you tired of this endless journey of suffering? Job’s…and yours? I see you. You’re weary. You’re discouraged. You’re afraid this lonely path of agony is all there is and […]

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When We Can’t Understand

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In times when it feels like we’ve been forgotten—forsaken even—we must trust what we know to be true. He is with me.He is for me.He loves me.He is good. Thoughts […]

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Just Be Quiet

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Walking with others through the valley of suffering is a sacred privilege. May we learn to steward it well. More thoughts from the book of Job(Job 14-16)

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God in our Suffering

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One who has never suffered greatly, might be tempted to judge those who aren’t “suffering well.” Which is why I love the book of Job.Raw. Real. Relatable. Righteous.Restored. Thoughts on […]

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Job’s Humanity

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I’m so thankful God included this in His Word. Job’s words here are so raw, so human, so much like mine. This man, called righteous by God Himself, went through […]

Book / child loss / Devotional / faith / Grief / Grief Support

On Job and Suffering

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Over the next week, I’ll be sharing my thoughts on the book of Job. For 25 years, I’ve pondered this book and what it means to those who mourn. These […]