For some reason I have recently had several challenges that have caused me to struggle with feelings of anxiety. In my previous post I shared how I overcame those feelings by Trusting God. Trusting God was the subject of our most recent video conversation for the website. In the video,...
One of the biggest struggles that I have is not complaining, whining, and resisting my new life situation. It’s hard because this isn’t something that I can just forget about; it’s in my face everyday. When I roll over in the morning, when I walk by the family photos in...
As I was looking on my time hop today I had posted this picture 4 years ago today. At the time I didn’t know if he was ever going to answer my prayers. I didn’t know what part of this saying was for me yet. Now looking back it was...
We stood at the top of the tower, overlooking the magnificent field that was once a battleground. There was a peaceful and even spiritual feeling for me as we pointed out different locations that momentous occasions happened in the history of America. The last time we were in Gettysburg, we...
It’s been a little over 8 months since Jamie died and I’m here to tell you that although I’m still striving to live life after loss, I’m tired. This grief journey is a long one. Long and painful. I have likened it to climbing a mountain; the tallest, roughest terrain...
Sometimes it feels like I have been living the last 11 years for a lifetime and at the same time it amazes me at how fast it really has gone. Jake was killed in an accident working in a coal mine 11 years ago. I had 3 small boys and a new...
Death by suicide is certainly a complicated grief. This grief rollercoaster is amazing. If you think there is a rollercoaster in the world that can manage the twists, turns and insanity of grief, you would be wrong. Grief is unpredictable, follows no rules and comes at you without warning. It...
Grief is like walking along the beach, always trying to move forward down the path of life. Sometimes the waves come up to your knees and you can still press forward, but sometime you get crushed and washed aside and it takes a little bit to get back up on your...
I am officially two years out. Two years ago I couldn’t see ever getting to this point. My children are doing well and I have much to be grateful for. However, yesterday the sky seemed to be falling in… Legal and financial concerns took over most of the day, and...
Tonight after I tucked all the kids in bed Bostyn came running out into the hall. She grabbed on to my hand and pulled me back into the twins’ room. She was a little bit shaky and said, “Mom . . . today at school we watched a video about...
This morning I was in tears again. Little things seem to be striking chords that I thought were long buried. I went running to clear my head and while I ran I listened to one of my favorite speakers, Richard G. Scott. Having lost two children and then his wife...
Lately I have really come to enjoy and depend on the power of prayer in my life, yet before my husband’s death I often struggled to open the widows of heaven. How do you take your prayers from simple pleadings, or rote recitations to powerful entreaties that call down...
We all see powerful inspirational pictures about prayer, like this one above, that in the moment give us a feeling of peace and a boost to tackle the day, but then later when we actually get around to praying we struggle to find any real spiritual...
You may not believe in God, or you may believe that He is a governing force that started this world into motion but cares very little about any of us individually. All of the bad and evil in this world may lead you to believe these things… “How could God...
There is an unseen war going on here between good and evil, and our souls are the casualties. More and more I feel that life here on earth is an illusion… It is a distraction to the real purpose. Everyday we go through the motions of life thinking...
One of the first major lessons I learned after Jake died was a lesson in Self Worth. When I was a young girl and a teenager I had a terrible self-esteem. I had a great family, great upbringing and very loving parents. But, I still thought I was worthless and that no one...
KEY COMPONENTS FOR HEALING: ACTION The scriptures teach us, “Knock and it shall be opened unto you.” Knocking is acting. So often we find ourselves trudging through life looking at our feet or simply sitting in the mud. We think that we are all alone and forsaken. We may...
So how do we get to a place that allows us to more freely know God’s will and access His Grace? (This is a continuation of the post In the Flow ) We have to be good Watchmen. Like the Watchmen on the tower in Jeremiah 51:12 If we are good watchmen then...
We will be discussion how the tools of prayer and mediation can help you recenter and regain focus when you feel troubled and anxious. We share insights on how to have more powerful prayers and how our concept of prayer has change throughout this journey. We invite you to learn...
My answer is this… Faith and Prayer “Improving our prayers should be one of our deepest desires if we are genuinely serious about growing spiritually.” “Prayer can be a VERY DEEP and SOUL-SATISFYING EXPERIENCE. It is the means which we can DRAW CLOSE to our Heavenly Father and understand...
