Losing a loved one is its own form of social distancing. When you long to hug your friend or your family member and the tears come because you know you can’t… that’s a taste of it. It’s that horrible ache because I know you aren’t far from me and yet I can’t touch you and I can’t come close. Those ...
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Grieving? How to Navigate your New Normal
In the past year, many things have completely uprooted me from any type of earthly stability or security or routine. Death of a spouse. Suddenly home schooling. Moving to a new town. And moving again within town. I have had no chance of thinking that I know what tomorrow brings. And I certainly did ...
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They say, “Time heals all wounds.” But it doesn’t.
Why does grief continue to get harder? When will I ever feel better? If you’re honest, you’ve wondered the same things too.They say, “Time heals all wounds.” But it doesn’t. Time cannot do that. Only the Heavenly Father can heal all wounds. He will wipe away every tear, but I do suspect that will ...
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Exactly What Can I Use Instead of Toilet Paper?!?
Out of toilet paper? BUMMMMMer.I can’t believe one of my glory stories form high school is about the complete and utter waste of toilet paper! Confession. I’ve wasted loads of it, toilet papering Ethan Broddrick’s house during my freshman year of high school, in the middle of the day! When our stash ...
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Til Death Do Us Part: Why I’m Going to the Junkyard to Celebrate my Anniversary
I was hug deprived BEFORE the church emails us to elbow bump. And now, the governor has asked that no meetings over 250 are held. So no church for the next two weeks at least. I understand the precautions. But I was desperate for people in my grief BEFORE all this happened!I felt isolated ...
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(GIVEAWAY!) Bunkered in? Your First Line of Defense
Looks like Spring Break just doubled or quadrupled or turned into an eternal summer.A forced sabbatical for our go-go-go nation. I’m ok with forced rest. Years of chronic illness and debilitating health taught me that. Here are 17 other things I learned to thank God for that came out of my years of ...
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