Category: Grief
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Cleansing Tears
My meditation, Cleansing Tears, is featured today, September 20th, in The Upper Room devotional. Go to their online site at http://upperroom.org to read it and comment, if you like. Thank you so much for all your support!
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Finding God in the Midst of This Mess
A few days ago, I finished John Eldridge’s new book, Get Your Life Back. It’s a good read and a balm for the battered soul. However, I think a better name might be, “Finding God in the Midst of This Mess.” The year 2020 certainly looks like a mess for many with rampant illness, isolation…
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Purpose Within the Pain
I spend quite a lot of time trying to avoid trouble. I think the majority of us do the same. It’s self preservation. Maybe if I say and do all the right things then life will go along smoothly. I’ll somehow avoid all the problems I see others experiencing. However, this isn’t reality. Pardon me…
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Free to Flourish At Last
I spent the early part of the morning pulling weeds in my flower beds. This mindless activity offered my brain some time to think … to process the events of the past eighteen months. Yesterday my sister took her last breath after a long, painful battle with cancer. It’s an understatement to say that the…