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Grief Work: Setting Aside Time to Grieve
I’ve learned it’s best to find quiet moments to journal feelings that might be unhelpful or downright hurtful to express to others.

Melanie
Oct 9, 20241 min read
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Grief Work: Physical Manifestations of Grief
Even though I'm stronger, I still experience a constant and unrelenting level of stress that often makes even ordinary tasks difficult...

Melanie
Oct 4, 20241 min read
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Do The Next Right Thing
When faced with a wall of overwhelming and cascading feelings, I do the next right thing-whatever that may be until I see a sliver of light.

Melanie
Sep 30, 20242 min read
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Pooh, Piglet and Eeyore-The Power of Presence
May we all have Poohs and Piglets that come sit with us when we are Sad, and Alone, and Not Much Fun To Be Around.

Melanie
Sep 27, 20242 min read
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Setting Aside Time To Grieve Helps My Heart Hold On
I’ve learned the hard way that memories are precious. I don’t want the ones I’m making now to always be tainted by sorrow and loss.Â

Melanie
Sep 25, 20242 min read
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Trust After Loss: Appropriate God’s Strength
Christ came for the broken. It’s the broken and breathless who long for the Spirit to blow life across their wounded hearts.

Melanie
Sep 23, 20245 min read
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Trust After Loss: Acknowledge Doubt and Ask Questions
When I swallow my doubts instead of speaking them all I do is poison my own heart.
Lament is a biblical response to deep pain.

Melanie
Sep 18, 20243 min read
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Trust After Loss: Admit the Pain
"God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our consciences, but shouts in our pains."
~C.S. Lewis

Melanie
Sep 16, 20243 min read
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God Will ABSOLUTELY Give You More Than You Can Handle
I’m passionate about getting Scripture right.
Because it’s not just unfortunate when we get it wrong, it can be downright dangerous.

Melanie
Sep 13, 20241 min read
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The Opposite of Faith Isn't Doubt
Doubt is not denial. If someone is asking questions, they are still seeking. Jesus invited honest questions.

Melanie
Sep 11, 20244 min read
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Grief Is Not a Hammer in the Hand of God
I may risk offending some of my fellow believers in Jesus but I will take that risk. While scripture is plain that God uses the events in...

Melanie
Sep 9, 20241 min read
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The Problem of [Un]Answered Prayer
"I prayed every day for my children. Â I asked God to protect them, to give them wisdom, to draw them to Himself and to guide their steps."

Melanie
Sep 6, 20243 min read
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