Whether or not you are widowed, feeling alone or lonely is a natural emotion. It’s hard to separate our needs with what God has for us. Do we allow God to provide for us? Is He truly going to take care of all of our needs?! In 2 Kings 4, the story is of theContinue reading “Strength During Loneliness”
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Grace and Mercy
You may be wondering what grace and mercy has to do with widowhood! This is probably one of the areas at the time of my loss, I never even thought about. At that time, I was only concerned about myself along with my kids. As a mother, knowing my kids were going through so muchContinue reading “Grace and Mercy”
Where am I and where is my hope?
Do you ever find yourself in a place where you know God promises to see you thru but you do not sense Him being nearby? You feel so alone that you wonder if God is even close by? How am I suppose to believe God is there each step of the way? There are soContinue reading “Where am I and where is my hope?”
What’s for today?
Do you ever wonder what today will bring, when you have gone through something so great in your life that you could not even imagine? Things would be so different if we wouldn’t have lost our spouse! We wish for yesterday which is gone…. We hope tomorrow will be a better day, but we haveContinue reading “What’s for today?”
ANTICIPATION OR EXPECTATIONS
For me, with spring around the corner, there is always the anticipation of warmer weather coming soon. There are many other things we tend to anticipate the first of each year. But, how do we do this in a positive manner when we have lost someone close to us. According to Webster Dictionary, there areContinue reading “ANTICIPATION OR EXPECTATIONS”
A Year of What If’s!
Christmas 2020 – A Year of What If’s! Oh, what a year it has been! It seems like I have brought that up several times this year. However, if you are someone who lost a spouse it has been even more difficult. Many of you were only able to have small groups at theContinue reading “A Year of What If’s!”
Thankfulness
– Thankfulness – What are you thankful for? During tough times can we be thankful? With the loss of our spouse, how are we to be thankful? How often have we asked God – “WhatContinue reading “Thankfulness”
Faith and Assurance
Faith and Assurance Do you struggle with your faith when going through a difficult time? That may seem like an easy question as many of us do. When we are really hurting, and wondering if God really cares, where is He? Where does our faith come in? If you are searching for scripture onContinue reading “Faith and Assurance”
Encouragement During Difficult Times
ENCOURAGEMENT DURING DIFFICULT TIMES In talking to many people, listening to the radio and TV, it is so easy to be lonely, discouraged or afraid. We also tend to worry more about older friends, parents or the stress our children are going through especially if they have children they are helping with schooling atContinue reading “Encouragement During Difficult Times”
Acceptance of Changes
Acceptance of Changes So many times in life, we find ourselves in a place where we need to accept what we cannot change. Many times we all go through tough times, and need to think about how we handle these or accept the decisions we have made. Each of us have made choices weContinue reading “Acceptance of Changes”
Encountering Widowhood 