Sometimes, God requires us to do hard things. Really. hard. things. I don’t know about you, but I have to admit that when He called me to some of these […]
Bible Study / Devotional / Grief Support
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But God Saw…
For many years, she was confined to widow garb, waiting for her father-in-law to do the right thing. Yet, in all those years, God did not forget about her. For […]
Bible Study / Devotional / Grief Support
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Faith Grows Best in the Dark
Joseph had a dream that he knew was from God. There was a distinct calling on his life and a good plan for his future. He lived a life of […]
Christmas / Grief / Grief Support / Holidays
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The Wonder of Angels:(for the first Sunday of Advent)
Before the beginning of time and space, they’d seen His ways, felt His gaze.At the dawn of creation, they sang His praise:Ancient of Days They humbly served at His beck […]
Devotional / faith / Grief Support / Waiting / Widowhood / Womanhood
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Scattered Seeds
I sometimes struggle with the feeling that my current ministry is just throwing seed to the wind and never seeing any of the fruit it might bear. That can be […]
devotional / Grief / Post-Traumatic Growth / Prolonged Grief Disorder / Widowhood
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Four Years Faithful
This blog is four years old today—born out of one of the darkest valleys of my life. If these birth-pangs were measurable, they’d certainly be a 10 on the Richter […]
Devotional / Grief / Grief Support / Widowhood
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Mercy Met Me There
Four years ago, today, I stood in a hospital corridor, begging God for the life of this man. There are no words sufficient to describe what my whole being was […]
cancer / Child Loss / devotional / faith / Grief / Grief Support / Widowhood / Womanhood
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Irreparably Broken
Do you feel irreparably broken? A few minutes of watching the news or scrolling social media reminds me that I don’t hold a monopoly on brokenness. There is pain, devastation […]
devotional / faith / Grief / Grief Support / Surrender / Waiting / Widowhood
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When Will You Surrender?
Two years ago, I’m sitting on the third row, just before worship on a Sunday morning—pretty discouraged and praying for clarity—when God hits me between the eyes with this question: […]
cancer / Child Loss / devotional / faith / Grief / Grief Support / Trauma / Widowhood
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When Grief Rocks Your Faith
Profound grief has a way of bringing us face to face with what we actually believe about God. Often, we are surprised by our own doubt. We wrestle with the […]
child loss / Grief / Grief Support / Trauma / Widowhood
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Go Ahead and Scream
The year our daughter died, I had to stop watching the news. I remember every time there was a big news story about a tragedy, I could hardly keep the […]
Grief Support / Widowhood
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Early Retirement: Why Does God Allow Good Men to Die Young?
Just a few weeks after my husband’s funeral, a young friend stopped by the church to see me. She wondered why God would allow a godly man’s life to be […]