Tag: Hope
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Tainted
It feels very unfair that grief can put a damper on what should otherwise be joyful, fun occasions. I mentioned last week that Father’s Day would be hard for my daughter. Her dad passed away suddenly last November, so this is her first Father’s Day without him. I know she delighted in helping her four…
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One More Day
This past Saturday we had a neighborhood party to celebrate the 90th birthday of our next-door neighbor. She is a remarkable lady. Feisty, opinionated, physically active, and mentally sharp. It was a fun and sweet occasion. Her children, grandchildren, and great grands were all in attendance. My husband put together a video with pictures of…
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Everlasting
Psalm 139 is chockfull of wisdom. Probably the most quoted verses from this song by King David are: I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made (v 14). and … Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me and…
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Forevermore
The Book of Psalms contains many of the most recognized and quoted verses of the Bible. Many of us were taught passages like the 23rd psalm in Sunday School or Vacation Bible School. While we may have recited those memorized verses from rote without really paying much attention to their meaning, for most of us,…
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Smile
There’s a little nook in my dining room that has four small shelves on the wall. Each shelf has pictures of my two daughters at varying stages of growing up. The bottom shelf has a picture of each of them in her wedding dress before the ceremony. In each picture, both girls are looking down,…
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New Every Morning
When Rachel first died, I had an awful time sleeping. I had a hard time getting to sleep even when I was exhausted. I tended to toss and turn and sleep restlessly. I often had nightmares that jarred me awake, my heart pounding, and my lungs gasping for breath. My panic would wake my husband…
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Dedication
Back in September of last year, I wrote a post called Coffee. I talked about how when my daughter Rachel was in college, she started attending a campus outreach that was part of a fledgling local church. She quickly became a regular attendee at the church and its “home groups.” Rachel volunteered to be part…
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Difference
No two human beings that have ever existed are exactly alike. Even so-called identical twins. Although we are all made in the image of God, we are unique in ourselves – different from each other. It would be boring (not to mention confusing) if we were all alike. Still, it can be hard to get…
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Just Like That
One of the difficult aspects of grief is how it can catch you unawares. I can be having an average day (not a “trigger day”) walking through the grocery store, driving down the highway, or having a casual conversation with a neighbor and out of the blue a random comment, a song, or a memory…
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Fall
A sweet friend gave me a bracelet for my birthday with the inscription from Psalm 46:5, “God is within her, she will not fall.” I wear it every day along with my bracelet inscribed with the fruits of the spirit. Both these verses on my wrist are nearby to comfort and inspire me. I wish…
A Light for My Path 