The Repetition of Seasonal Grief
“While these ‘invasions of pain’ appear to prevent us from moving forward, they actually play a large role in our growth, renewal and recovery.”
The weight of Mother’s Day
“…what follows will shift your focus from the brick in your pocket toward the joy of the day…”
The promise of Easter
“Jesus raising from the dead is the basis of our hope.”
Accepting help
“It’s hard to imagine anyone could help lift our burdens when we’re struggling with the pain of losing someone we loved deeply, but…”
New Year. New Perspective..?
“…I have come to realize that I very much have a role in what my ‘better’ will look like.”
Surviving Christmas as you grieve
“I just wanted the tug-a-war in my heart to stop.”
Cling to God, or run from Him?
…“Pick it up, even if you think it’s too small to make a difference right now. Open your heart and allow me to help you un-shatter your life. You are NOT alone!
“Oh God…”
In the beginning my prayers were nothing more than these simple words, with the heaviest, hurting heart I’d ever felt, yet somehow it seemed that those two words were saying more than a thousand ever could. As time passed I offered a few more short, clumsy prayers to God but nothing that would require me […]
The day my world stopped
How can this be happening?! Have you ever asked yourself this in the wake of loss? Have you actually felt as though you could feel your heart aching as you try to wrap your head around the fact that someone you deeply loved has died? I have on both counts. It was springtime. David was […]