Grief in Hope Today I’m sharing on Lisa’s amazingly beautiful and incredibly encouraging website, Hope in Grief. Below you can read an excerpt, but visit Lisa’s site to read the rest of the article. While living in Honduras we never had all four seasons. It was either hot or hotter. This was a big adjustment for me. I was used to freezing winters and summer heat. My favorite season was Fall because of the colors and crisp, cool air. Changing…
Why I’ll Never Do Bible Study Alone “I’m canceling…” I cried in my hands while my husband looked at me from across the table. I was sobbing because I was still struggling with depression, and I felt completely overwhelmed. “You can’t cancel,” he gently replied. “This is why you need to have it.” “I feel like such a fake!” I sobbed even more. In a few short hours my house was supposed to be filled with a half dozen ladies…
The Benefits of Doing Bible Study Together The snacks were laid out. My living room was clean. I picked up the last few toys that were scattered by the front door. I noticed the crumbs left over from dinner on the table. Rushing to the kitchen, I grabbed the washcloth and wiped them up. The doorbell rang and I jumped. “Time for Bible study!” I called out to my children and husband. They began to make their way to the…
How Jesus Comforts Us with His Compassion The text message punched me in the gut. I stood there, the tears pouring down my cheeks as I held the grief of someone I knew in my hands. Tragedy. Unknowable pain. Grief and loss filled the air around me. I immediately called my husband, “You’ll never believe what I just heard!” Those messages stay with us. Those moments in time when we hear of another’s pain and heartache are etched into our…