Tag: Hope
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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…
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Don’t Give Up
A couple of years ago I wrote a post titled “What I Write About.” My impetus for this blog was the loss of my younger daughter Rachel in April of 2017. My initial writing was mostly just pouring out the emotions that were going to break me as a person if I didn’t find some…
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Bless You
The morning devotion I read a few days ago talked about how we should strive to be a blessing to our neighborhood, our town, and to the people who live around us. Even if we know that we are not going to put down long-term roots where we currently live, we should be good citizens…
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What’s So Happy About It?
A lot of people wake up on January 1st looking forward to the new year. It’s a new beginning – a time to start fresh. To put last year’s mistakes and worries behind you and start over. Just like that new calendar you hang in your kitchen or office, you’ve got 365 blank squares to…
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God Be With You
According to English language experts, the word “goodbye” is a contraction or diminutive of the phrase “God be with you.” Every summer as a child I attended a week-long family reunion/camp meeting. It was one of the highlights of my summer vacation and I still try to time my annual trip to west Tennessee to…
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Help
The Our Daily Bread devotional for this past Tuesday was called “Asking for God’s Help.” The author talked about how when she was young, she felt like she shouldn’t ask for God’s help for small things. It felt petty and selfish. There were lots of people with big problems that needed God’s attention. I have…
A Light for My Path 