by Yvonne Ortega | Jan 9, 2018 | Grief
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...
by Yvonne Ortega | Dec 4, 2017 | Divorce, Grief
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...
by Yvonne Ortega | Nov 13, 2017 | Grief
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...
by Yvonne Ortega | Nov 6, 2017 | Grief
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...
by Yvonne Ortega | Oct 2, 2017 | Grief
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...
by Yvonne Ortega | Sep 25, 2017 | Grief
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....
