Learning to live after loss blog

  • Regardless of who won, God still reigns

    Many were looking for a political savior to right all the wrongs. The King of Kings is the only Savior. Man only rules as God allows. Remembering I am a part of something bigger calms my soul, encouraging me to look forward to God’s Kingdom that will reign forever.

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  • Forget Not His Benefits 

    I never woke up to hear the call. Every other night I had remembered to take my phone off silent, but not this night. She called. But I didn’t hear it. When I was needed most, I wasn’t available. How could I forget to take my phone off silent?

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  • Nicholas Fillinger 16th birthday

    Birthdays and Holidays Can Still Be Meaningful 

    Today is Nicholas’s birthday. I am choosing to celebrate his life that made a difference to all who knew him. He is with Jesus today and there is no better place for him to be. My head knows this to be true. Sometimes my heart has to catch up.

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  • Choosing the Wrong Path  

    I am directionally challenged. GPS helps, but I can still find a way to take the wrong path. When the boys and I ventured out to our favorite redneck waterpark, Eric gave me very good directions. AND plugged the address into the navigation system. What could go wrong?

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  •   Two Paths 

    When I was a freshman in high school, my sister was in the hospital. Helping care for her felt like second nature as I stayed at her bedside to comfort her. It was then that I fell in love with nursing. This turned out to be the right path. 

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  • God is Home 

    In Psalm 90, Moses teaches the next generation and generations to come that God’s abiding Glory is the covenant heritage to His children. He is our dwelling place. As we delight in Him and He in us, wherever God is dwelling is our HOME. 

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