Faith | Grace | Guilt | Pain and suffering | parenting
When You Feel Like a Parenting Failure
I’m not sure there has ever been a moment as heart-breaking as that one. My good intention had totally devastated my child.
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A Prayer for the Grieving at Christmas – Revisited
Perhaps you too feel as if this year has been a nightmare, destroying your peace and security. Perhaps you feel as if your very life is crumbling, collapsing. Perhaps you can no longer hold in the tears, no longer pretend everything is just fine.
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Faith | Grace | Hope | Pain and suffering | prayer | promises | Spiritual Growth
Do You Have 2020 Vision?
How will we view 2020 years from now? Will we still have 2020 vision? Or will we have 20/20 vision?
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Faith | Grace | Hope | Pain and suffering | parenting | prayer | promises | Spiritual Growth | Surviving Adultery and Divorce
To the one…
My child, I know you are hurting and overwhelmed. But I want you to know…
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Faith | Hope | Pain and suffering | parenting
When Tragedy Strikes
Tragedy has been all around us the last few weeks. What do we do in the midst of our pain and suffering?
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Faith | fatherless | Grace | grief | Hope | Pain and suffering
Grief: Thoughts for Kobe Bryant’s Wife and Children
What would I say to Kobe’s wife and children if I had the opportunity?
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Faith | fatherless | Grace | grief | Pain and suffering | parenting | Uncategorized
Navigating the Waters of Grief
Grief is defined as deep sorrow. But there are no words to adequately describe grief.
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Dating | Faith | Hope | Pain and suffering
Of Loss and Love
“My [loved one] passed away last week. … Now that I’m older and have traversed this experience I just walk around wondering have the flood gates now opened? Who’s next? What sudden tragedy will happen around the corner?” Loss and fear seem to go hand-in-hand. We lose someone important and suddenly we fear losing those…
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Faith | grief | Hope | Pain and suffering
A Prayer for the Grieving at Christmas
If I could sum up 2016 with one word it would be loss. Yes, we have had some wonderful blessings this year, but the blessings have been far outweighed by huge losses. And, as the holidays approach, the losses are weighing even heavier upon our hearts. I’ve spent the last eight months doing everything I…
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Cultivating Gratitude When Life Sucks
Let’s face it: sometimes life just sucks. I’m not one to use any type of profanity, but I’m not sure there’s any other way to describe 2016. It’s been an unbelievably difficult year, filled with life-changing realities that have permanently altered our lives. And here we are, with the holidays upon us, trying to figure…
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Of Grief and Grace
Grief. Grief accompanies all kinds of losses. Some grief is short-lived. Other times, it lasts a lifetime. Sometimes it’s overwhelming. Other times, it seems to be fading. Maybe it’s grief from divorce. Or sickness. Or death. Or, maybe like us, you are overwhelmed by grief from all of these losses. Last week was the six…
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Questions, Questions
“Mom,” she began, tears running down her cheeks, “I just don’t understand. Why? Why did God have to take my daddy so soon?” My heart broke as I took her in my arms. The tears streamed down my own cheeks. Few things are worse than seeing your children hurt. And, when you don’t have answers…