Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13. In the beginning of this lesson we read in Ezra about the Continue Reading »
Threads of Hope, Pieces of Joy: Lesson 8 – Learning to Let Go
I really like how this lesson opens — it addresses the fear I expressed in lesson 7 about acceptance meaning forgetting: What does it mean to let go? It is not the same as forgetting and it not Continue Reading »
Threads of Hope, Pieces of Joy: Lesson 7 – Moving On to Acceptance
Our Cross to Bear Luke 9:23-24 says that to save our life we must deny ourselves and take up our crosses and follow Jesus. We must lose our lives unto ourselves, for His sake, so that we may be Continue Reading »
Threads of Hope, Pieces of Joy: Lesson 6 – I’ve Got to Get Better Soon
Unfortunately, our busyness does not rid us of our grief... I agree with that. It can provide a temporary distraction, yes, and give us something else to focus on, but I've found that being "busy" Continue Reading »
Threads of Hope, Pieces of Joy: Lesson 5 – How Can I Go On?
After losing my babies, I expressed my grief through crying, writing, art, and talking with people. I still do that. I also allowed myself to be sad — honestly, I wanted to be sad forever, if it Continue Reading »
Threads of Hope, Pieces of Joy: Lessons 4 – Why Me?
I really like this sentence in the opening of this chapter: Anger expressed appropriately, however, can deepen our relationships, leading to personal growth. As the book says, expressing it in a Continue Reading »
Threads of Hope, Pieces of Joy: Lessons 2 and 3
I'm posting Lesson 2 and 3 together, because I'm still so behind. I haven't been feeling well and am fighting off a sore throat and sinus pressure that have been around for a week now. I've also been Continue Reading »
Threads of Hope, Pieces of Joy: Lesson 1 – Calvin’s Birth Story
"Walking With You" is an outreach of Sufficient Grace Ministries, led by Kelly Gerken. We are a group of mothers who have lost a baby or child. We gather together from different places on our journey, Continue Reading »
