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I have days that are harder than others. Today, for example, is a hard day. While most days pass without tears, today I have felt like crying since the morning. Some of you, like my husband, will want to know … Continue reading
No heart
I am sorry, dear readers, for my lack of posts. I just haven’t had the heart. I’m trying to find joy in my beautiful boys, and I do, but it is quickly followed by a wave of loss. Praying for … Continue reading
How this feels
there are no words for how this feels, truly, but as words are kind of who I am, I have to try. How this feels Devastating. I can’t explain the feeling any better. So heartbreaking that, at times, it’s physically … Continue reading
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Tagged brokenhearted, brother, death, devastated, emotion, feelings, grief, how it feels, loss, lost, moving on, pain, sadness
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Dear brother
Why did you do this to us? We are so broken. I’m starting to doubt that it could be possible that I live in a world without you in it. My heart breaks over and over as I think about … 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
Let’s revisit: post on santification
This is a post I have been referring back to in my time of sadness and heartache: How to get through: Sanctification | https://joshandkorey.com/2013/09/16/how-to-get-through-sanctification/
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Tagged church, genesis 50, grief, how to get through, pray, psalm 139, religion, Rick warren, saddleback, sanctify, struggle
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Checking in
I know I have left pretty much everyone hanging on how I’m doing. The truth is: I don’t know. I have great days. Strings of them. And then days like today. I don’t know what it was that set me … Continue reading
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Tagged confused, grief, heartbroken, how i'm doing, life, miscarriage, mood, my life, pregnancy loss, struggle
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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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Tagged alchemist, bad to good, Bible, Bible study, coehlo, death, favorite passage, genesis, grief, how to get through, Joseph, loss, make me like you, psalm 139, quote, Rick warren, saddleback church, sanctification, sanctify, sorrow, surrender, transformed, transformed by trouble, trouble
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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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Tagged death, grief, healing, how to, how to get through, loss, love until it hurts, mother teresa, moving on, peace, Rick warren, saddleback church, serenity prayer, stages, steps, surrender
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