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If only
If love could have saved you, you would have lived forever. For oh, how you were loved. We fought for you. The little tether that held your heart to mine was battered, but it remained. I tried to temper my … Continue reading
If only
If love could have saved you, you would have lived forever. For oh, how you were loved. We fought for you. The little tether that held your heart to mine was battered, but it remained. I tried to temper my … Continue reading
Goodbye, dear friend
I haven’t wanted to write this. I haven’t wanted it to be true. We had to say goodbye to our sweet Koal dog. It’s so hard waking up in this house without him. I keep thinking I’ll look out the … Continue reading
A loss
I find myself at a loss, in a loss. My amazing grandmother passed away on Sunday night. I have been so busy trying to get ready to fly to Detroit for the funeral that I haven’t had much time to … Continue reading
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How to get through: Sanctification
Sanctification: How God turns bad to good Joy versus happiness: we all want to be happy, but do we strive to be joyful? Happiness is external. An ice cream cone can make you happy. Joy, on the other hand, is … Continue reading
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How to get through: Surrender
Surrender: How to experience peace When bad things happen, you have three choices. You can let it: Destroy you Define you Develop you Steps of Surrender 1. Accept what cannot be changed. Yes, it’s part of the Serenity Prayer for … Continue reading
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How to get through: Sorrow
Sorrow: when your heart is breaking The second part of the “Get Through” series was so powerful to me. The topic was sorrow. As Americans, we downplay sorrow. We are the self-made man, pulling himself up by his bootstraps; that … Continue reading
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How to get through what you’re going through, a series at Saddleback Church
I have really wanted to recap some of the amazing things I’ve learned in the series about getting through at Saddleback Church. I’m sure everyone in the free world knows that Pastor Rick Warren’s son committed suicide in April. He … Continue reading
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Life: its beginnings and endings
Previously, I posted this, about my experience at the passing of my grandfather, and my hope that witnessing the start of a new life would, in a way, heal and complete my experience with life and death. Today, I’m not … Continue reading
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