Learning to live after loss blog

  • Holding a flower as a picture of hope

    My Basis for Hope 

    When we followed the ambulance carrying Nicholas to the Emergency Room, we had hope that he would be revived. Even though it did not look promising, we prayed for a miracle.  We were hanging on, asking God to work through the ER staff and save our child. What was the…

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  • Love image outdoors, holding hands

    How God Healed my Marriage

    I was expecting my husband to fulfill the longings of my heart that only God could satisfy. My husband was never going to be enough until my God was enough.

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  • Gateway to Heaven

    A Story of Living Hope

    “Why would you want to keep me from heaven?” Pops asked. Everything was happening so quickly for us, but right on schedule in God’s timing. We informed the family that Pops may not live much longer.

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  • Jumping for joy in anticipation of heaven

    Glory Days are Coming

    Death doesn’t win! You can know with confidence that what comes next for God’s children is an exciting adventure where we use our gifts and abilities to bring Him glory in a physical place that Jesus is preparing.

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  • True love’s enduring flame

    My Favorite Love Story 

    This decision is the best decision you will ever make and will become your favorite love story too! It is the one that impacts your life for all of eternity and gives you assurance of where you will go when you die.

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  • Stepping into the heavenly garden

    How Do I Know Nicholas is in Heaven?

    God used physical death to put a longing in my heart that should have already been there to get me to think with an eternal perspective.

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  • Contemplating in the stillness of the morning light what else I can do.

    What I did to stay out of the pit? Part 3

    In addition to the three Practical Ways I fight to live another day from the previous blog, some other things I did proved to be helpful. These are the What Elses. As in what else can I do to learn to live again after loss? 

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  • What I did to stay out of the pit? Part 2

    When I chose to be thankful, I opened my heart to let light in. The light exposed the broken pieces, which was painful, but necessary. Then the bands of thankfulness wrapped my broken heart and held it together until the pieces had time to mend and grow stronger.

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