Who Holds the Key to Your Happiness?
Who holds the key to whether you feel broken or secure? Society says other people define you. Culture says other people determine your level of happiness. I believed those lies for many years. When my husband Larry was unhappy with me early in our marriage, I believed...
Who Hears Your Cries When You Long for Comfort?
Who hears your cries when you long for comfort? When you’re doubled over in pain, fear, and grief, you may feel no one hears your cries. I wish I could say that I’ve never felt that way, but I have. In the Old Testament, in Genesis 21:8–21, you will find the story of...
Overcome with Grief? What Do You Do?
Overcome with grief? What do you do? Perhaps you sob until you can’t possibly shed another tear. Maybe you hang over the commode and vomit. Perhaps you lie awake at night unable to sleep. I get it. I did all three almost seventeen years ago when my doctor told me I...
What Can You Do When You Feel Unthankful?
What can you do when you feel unthankful? Will you pretend to be thankful for the sake of your family and friends? How will you hide your feelings from God? I understand when you feel unthankful. I’ve been through times in my life when I feel that way too. God knows...
Thanksgiving and Trouble Collide Around the World–What Will You Do?
Thanksgiving and trouble collide around the world. What Will You Do? An earthquake with a powerful magnitude of 7.2 hit near the border of Iran and Iraq. It killed more than 140 people and in Iran alone injured 860. What will you do to comfort those left behind? What...
Tragedy and Grief After a Mass Shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas
Tragedy and grief after a mass shooting in Texas. Citizens in Sutherland Springs, TX and around the United States are in shock, pain, and mourning after yet another mass shooting. As you watch the news on TV or listen to the radio or a podcast, these words, tragedy...
Las Vegas Mass Shooting Leads to Shock
Las Vegas Mass Shooting Leads to Shock A Las Vegas mass shooting leads to shock, fear, and grief. A beautiful outdoor concert went from a time of recreation, relaxation, and reprieve from work or school to a nightmare of at least fifty-eight deaths and hundreds...
When Memories of a Deceased Loved One Come Up
When memories of a deceased loved one come up, I respond in different ways, don’t you? Last week Friday, I went into a grocery store that had an autumn display of red, orange, green, and brown leaves, pumpkins in different sizes, and a variety of apples in a basket....
How to Move Out of the Land of “If Only I Had . . .”
Do you live in the land of “if only I had . . .”? If you live in that land, you are not alone, but you don't have to stay there. How can you move out of the land of if only I had . . .? Yesterday, a news reporter talked about people who chose to stay in Florida...
