But One Life to Live
When a gift is presented to us, we immediately are faced with a choice. We can smile and graciously accept it and open it or we can smile, graciously accept it and nonchalantly set it aside – and forget about it. It’s pretty much the same when Jesus offers His gift. Some of us have
Grief comes swiftly upon me. Uninvited. Have you ever seen a tidal wave? Like that. It seeps through every pore, into every cell and settles deep in the cracks and crevices of my heart. But unlike a tidal wave that continues on its way, carrying all the debris with it, I quickly throw up
It’s such an odd feeling. Watching the weather via apps and feeds. The sun is shining here. Not a cloud in the sky. Nothing even predicted for the next ten days. Yet, but a few hundred miles away, everyone’s world has paused. Put on hold. No exceptions. Continued prayers to the coastlines that have not
A dear friend of mine offered to write of grief from a mother’s perspective – May God offer a special measure of comfort through her words today to our community of mother’s out there. A Mother’s Grief
So, here I am. Here we are. Our world has been shattered. What do we do next? How can we fix this? What are we supposed to do? How do we get up today and do life all over again when we are floundering like fish on the beach caught unaware when the tide went
Many times tragedy followed by grief roars into our lives without warning. It changes everything. Everything. When my mom was in an accident in the nursing home van that morning – my world stopped as I struggled to comprehend what my sister was saying. I somehow managed to get to the airport and begin a
As I write this series, it is very important for me to explain I have no formal training in grief counseling. I am so grateful for the many people who have committed their life work to this. It is critical to our healing. My intent here is to share my personal experiences from so
When grieving is fresh. When grieving is still the boss of you and me. When we can barely function with this new piece of us – an uninvited guest we have no idea what to do with – how do we figure out what to do next? In a very short time, we realize it
Never will I forget driving the country road that day. I had just left a church that had been completely flooded. The pastor had asked me to find lunch for 25 volunteers he had working. I was able to do that, deliver, then headed home. I’ve never been capable of taking pics of the debris lining the