Comfort Like I’ve Been Comforted

Have you ever listened to someone else's suffering and thought, "That's not as bad as mine." Photo by Jaime Reimer on Pexels.com Warning: there is some true talk coming up. It's the not so pretty side of me, the selfish side rearing its ugly head. It happens a lot more than I would like to …

I Will Rejoice

" ... but we also rejoice in our afflictions, because we know that affliction produces endurance, endurance produces proven character, and proven character produces hope. This hope will not disappoint us because God's love has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us."Romans 5:3-5 "but we also rejoice …

Thankful for What is Missing

'Tis the season to be thankful. Give thanks with grateful heart. Count your blessings. The things you love can't be bought. Grateful ~ Thankful ~ Blessed. I could go on; there are plenty of catchy phrases that surround the holiday season. I've probably said a few. Maybe not grateful/thankful/blessed, but others. What do you think …

Searching for Heaven

This Christmas I find myself searching. Searching for a bit of Heaven here on Earth. Searching for a long gone scent of love in clothes left in the closet, a favorite blanket kept on a bed as a reminder he is still here, close. I'm searching for a bit of Heaven here within things. Could …

Grieve with Hope

I'm not gonna lie, I will anchor myself to 5,000 things when I am drowning. When waves are crashing and pulling me down I will flail about trying to hold onto that one thing. Give me just one thing that will keep me afloat. Hope.