Tag archive: grief
I’d Rather Have Loved and Lost
I will never forget the moment when I heard his last breath 2 Samuel 1:1-27 Reference: “I grieve for you, Jonathan my brother; you were very dear to me. Your love for me was wonderful, more wonderful than that of women.” 2 Samuel 1:26 NIV Explore: I have been fortunate not to lose too many…
Seeking Someone’s Acceptance
As a teenager I, too, was desperate to fit in, almost to the point of an eating disorder. Genesis 29:31-35 Reference: She conceived again, and when she gave birth to a son she said, “This time I will praise the Lord.” So she named him Judah. Then she stopped having children. (Genesis 29:35 NIV) Explore:…
My Second Choice
I try to convince myself that they are now number 1. Genesis 4:17-26 Reference: Adam made love to his wife again, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, saying, “God has granted me another child in place of Abel, since Cain killed him.” (Genesis 4:25 NIV) Explore: I like to take…
A Time of Darkness
It was like I could feel my heart break into two Luke 23:44-49 Reference: It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon, (Luke 23:44 NIV) Explore: When we first discovered that our teenage foster daughter had fallen pregnant to her ex-boyfriend my life plummeted into turmoil….
Silence In The Pain
Another child born too early and not long enough in this world. Psalm 74:1-23 Reference: We are given no signs from God; no prophets are left, and none of us knows how long this will be. (Psalm 74:9 NIV) Explore: A year ago, friends of mine gave birth to a little boy who was only…