Below are some resources to equip you and support you in your own cycles of grief. If you haven’t read the Thankfulness Mini-Series yet, here’s the link: When Thankfulness Doesn’t Help You Feel Better. How can I help you grow? Blog posts Groaning — How to Take Your Grief to Jesus is a blog post …
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Thankfulness #3: When it finally made sense!
This is Part 3 of the Thankfulness Mini-series. You can read Part 1 and Part 2 here. So, the sadness and exasperation I was feeling during our respite holiday? They were an expression of grief: Because we’d been to the same holiday apartment year after year, before I got sick, I was suddenly confronted by the …
Thankfulness # 2: Our idyllic holiday (when I tried really hard to be thankful)
This is Part 2 of the Thankfulness Mini-series. You can read Part 1 here. What an amazing blessing this respite holiday was! We were no doubt the envy of other young families at the resort: my husband and I had the luxury of waltzing in for brief visits with our kids before returning to our …
Thankfulness # 1: Our holiday apartment (the background story)
Next week we’re going up the coast for a few days. My parents-in-law own a holiday apartment up north that we’ve used for mini-breaks over the past eight years. It’s funny going to the same place year after year. For me, it acts like height measurements penciled onto a door frame: Day by day you …
Resources (Groaning – Part #3)
This is Part 3 of the Groaning Series. Click here to read the series from the beginning. How can I help you grow? Below are some resources to equip you and support you. (Don’t worry, all my resources are free!) There’s an e-booklet, as well as links to music playlists; articles about lamenting; and a …
Groaning and New Life (Groaning – Part #2)
This is Part 2 of the Groaning Series. Click here to read from the beginning. Groan-worthy situations It’s been a groan-worthy start to the year in our household. I’ve been in a severe flare for over a month. My husband is very weary — an extra load inevitably falls on him when I’m out of …
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