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Do This In Remembrance
It’s Memorial Day week. I don’t know if you commemorate Memorial Day or how you commemorate it. Whether it is cookouts, laying US flags on veterans’ graves, or going to an official city program. No matter what you do (or not) during Memorial Day, I do think remembrance is important. But what is remembrance and…
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Joy Echoes Through Eternity
The sky grew dark. The earth trembled. The Son of God hung on a cross. Jesus died a horrible death — the one that would take away the sins of any who asked. They beat Him, spit on Him, mocked Him, and shoved a crown of thorns into His head. They judged Him and found…
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Looking to God Even in Grief
I literally can’t handle anymore grief right now. That’s what I said to God at 2:30 in the afternoon when I remembered to sit down to read my Bible and pray in the middle of a day at home with laundry, puppies, and ten other little things that held my attention today. I’ve struggled with…
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Different Kinds of Grief
When you think of grief, what is the first thing you think of? Usually, I think of the loss of a loved one or a close friend. While that is probably where most of our minds go, there are so many other situations where grief can be a part of our lives. You may lose…
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Feelings are Okay
I am going to be honest with y’all. I really don’t want to talk about grief and loss. I feel like I have been writing a lot of grief lately because I am living in grief. When I sit down or take a walk to feel a poem, it has themes of grief and loss.…
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Peace like a River
When peace like a river, attendeth my way When sorrows like sea billows roll Whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say It is well, it is well, with my soul Last week, we discussed JOY and what it means to have joy in the Lord, even amid trials and hard times. The song…