Ok – Who am I? Every Widow has a story. Every widow I meet, help, or connect with wants to …
Are You A Light Bearer?
So I usually post earlier in the day, but the video of what I just spent my morning doing, (a …
In The Face Of Death: Blame God, Retreat, Or Begin Anew?
I’m supposed to be done with Ruth, but something made me want more. The story seems so cut off, and …
Entry #31 “Thank You Note”
Thursday, April 22, 2010 LORD, you have blessed me. I know it and I am acknowledging it here, and now. …
Entry #27 “Measure of Faith”
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 [NEVER AGAIN will I confess or focus on doubt and a lack of faith, because the …
Entry #19 “Trying to Tell Me Something….”
Tuesday, September 28, 2010 Trying to Tell Me Something…. I made a corner in my house a few weeks ago, …
Til Death Do Us Part? (or) Who’s Wife IS This, Anyway?
The saying :”Til Death Do Us Part”… this idea that family, love and intimacies outside of God are all temporary until we die, is that a man-made idea? Or does that concept come from the bible, a God-influenced scripture? Is everyone you ever loved, children and family included… all temporary? Either way – what does the bible say about what happens to marriage when one person dies? What if you remarry? Whose wife are you then, when you all die and are looking at each other in heaven (hopefully!) like “Well, now what” ?
Luke 7-10: …Don’t Miss The Moment!
I’m no longer as surprised by God’s intentional “coincidences ” in my life, as I am humbled that he’s ever even taking the time to be bothered with tiny me. I digress, I read something a bit different here, and 3 lessons I got from this do correspond with the devotional message…but they had a slightly deeper and more personal meaning worded this way…
Luke 6: Solid As A Rock
I’m no longer fumbling in the dark with the problems of those storm clouds. My life is pretty amazing. As awesome as that feels to say – I think the threat of new storms and how that fear affects me – THAT’S the storm I’m battling now. Call it PTSD, if you will. I’m better than I was, and I’ve healed my own way by making sure I’d always be mentally prepared to rebuild from whatever comes next – but I’m still very aware and fearful of the possibility of new pain, new setbacks and God forbid – new grief…
End Of John: It Is Finished.
I have more growing and sharing and crying etc. to do!! I have more to give!! My journey is still ongoing!! But the hopelessness part – the part where I didn’t know how to “bounceback” from life’s body slams — It is finished. And I am thankful.