Broken Prayers for Tidal Waves
There is just no preparation for sudden loss. It feels like a tidal wave engulfs you. And while I was thankful, for all the cards and books I received from…
Tag: grief
Waterfall
“…the sweetness of grace and freedom comes hand in hand with the uncomfortable, bitter-rawness of honest emotions and grief.” ― Natalie Brenner Grief often comes like a waterfall. It can bury…
In The Shadow of His Wings…
…hide me in the shadow of your wings as you hover over me. Psalm 17:8 TLB Seasons Father—Creation that you’ve made! Spring’s sweet buds, and Summer’s glade; Pumpkin’s orange in…
A Closer Walk: Looking At Loss Realistically
I am trying to become more pragmatic about loss; trying to see it more realistically. In our part of the world loss is treated with shock-n-awe headlines—fires, tornadoes, hurricanes, floods,…
A Closer Walk: In My Suffering Just Give Me Jesus
The God-given-value of suffering is not a very popular subject, is it? I remember once, when I was the editor of the newsletter for my church’s Women’s Ministry, I submitted…
A Closer Walk: Redeeming Lamentations and Grief
I have tread the stony paths of grief more than once in my life. Can I confess, again? I never saw any redeeming value in these paths until very recently.…
In Conquering The Waiting We Become
I do not believe you can become great at something without conquering the waiting, where patience, perseverance, and above all, endurance are formed. Mastering those essential character elements takes TIME.…
A Closer Walk: Good News Daughter
I am a daughter who loved her dad. But here’s the thing. My Father was not good at expressing his feelings or the things that really mattered to him, and that deeply affected…
Women With Destiny 