Preface: "For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us." - Romans 8:18 Four years later, I am still rummaging through Heidi’s personal effects. Trinkets, cards and notes she wrote and received, gifts and other items that hold no substantive … Continue reading Death of a Spouse, Part V: Rising Hope in a Risen Savior
Death of a Spouse, Part 4
Preface: This segment is dedicated to the friends of widows and widowers. If you are the friend of someone who recently lost their spouse, the aim of this article is to assist you in supporting your friend who is now a widow or widower. Beginning with the Word of God 13 But I do not … Continue reading Death of a Spouse, Part 4
Remember Your Everlasting Mercy and Love
“Remember your mercy, O LORD, and your steadfast love,for they have been from of old.”Psalm 25:6 ESV I remember the very first time I began to refer to Heidi in the past tense. It was literally minutes after the surgeon broke the news of her passing away. I also remember how shortly after her death … Continue reading Remember Your Everlasting Mercy and Love
How to Deal with Grief at Christmas
The course of grief invariably leads us through seasons, like Christmas and it invariably crosses thresholds of painful memories. But the realization that grief is like a watercourse directed by God which we need not fully grasp or understand will help us move toward accepting the grief when it comes.
Two are better than one
The ebb and flow of loving your spouse becomes tailored made and then reinforced more and more beautifully as time draws on.