by Yvonne Ortega | Jul 16, 2018 | Forgiveness, Grief
A sexual predator in the Christian community causes heartache. Dr. Dennis Hensley, formerly a professor at Taylor University, was suspended with immediate effect for sexual misconduct. Taylor University’s statement on their website on July 12, 2018, said, “Recently we...
by Yvonne Ortega | Jun 25, 2018 | Grief
Good Grief! (Pun intended) I wish someone had warned me. Maybe no one knew, or perhaps I wouldn’t have heard. In case you ever need to know, here are two words to remember after you’ve lost a loved one—”three months.” The three-month anniversary of a loss feels...
by Yvonne Ortega | Jun 18, 2018 | Illness
Lost your tranquility? What can you do to regain it? Perhaps you lost your tranquility when you cleaned a late loved one’s room? Maybe you lost it when you suffered a miscarriage and left the hospital with empty arms. Perhaps you lost a job or a home in the past six...
by Yvonne Ortega | Jun 11, 2018 | Divorce
When Father’s Day is difficult, what do you do? Father’s Day will be difficult for me this year. My father passed away two months ago. What about you? Perhaps your father also died. A friend of mine lost her father and her stepfather. Father’s Day will be...
by Yvonne Ortega | Jun 5, 2018 | Grief
Comfort choices. With so many comfort choices before you, what will you choose and why? When I miss my late mother, I might make popcorn the old-fashioned way on the stove. Mom used to make popcorn in the evening, and we would play Scrabble®. I miss Mom and that...
