grief

10 Ways to Bring Joy to Someone Who is Grieving
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10 Ways to Bring Joy to Someone Who is Grieving

Although the holidays are a time of new birthed hope and of celebration for the One who came to give us new life, for many, there is probably not a time in the year more painful. Or more joy-less. For those who are grieving the loss of a loved one, hope and joy are not…

Spark Story Podcast: Our Adoption Story and the God Who Saves
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Spark Story Podcast: Our Adoption Story and the God Who Saves

What is your idea of freedom? Of victory? Of broken chains? Do we create our own definitions, outlining them in our own man made version of permanent ink? Or do we see what God is writing in our story and recognize that victory may look different? When I became a Mama to a little one…

What to Do When You Feel God Has Abandoned You
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What to Do When You Feel God Has Abandoned You

I remember the tears. The days when laughter began to slip away and emotions threatened to unhinge my knowledge of truth. It was a season in which I felt as though God had abandoned me. Life hadn’t worked out as I had thought it would. I was left in a puddle of emotions and God…