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Grief May Be a Monster But It Swims in the Ocean of Grace

Faith, Grief, Loss
December 29, 2023
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7 Minute Read

By Deborah Ackerman

Grief May Be a Monster But It Swims in the Ocean of Grace

Grief: It's something that at any given point in your life, you come face to face with. I've often heard…

My Service Dog Reopened My Eyes to the Gift of Eternal Love

Grief, Living, Loss
December 28, 2023
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5 Minute Read

By Rebecca Lee

My Service Dog Reopened My Eyes to the Gift of Eternal Love

As a child, faith was something I took for granted, a prayer on bended knees, palms pressed together. Unshakeable in…

The Lucky Ones Know the Love of a Grandma

Grief, Grown Children, Loss
December 23, 2023
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6 Minute Read

By Amy Keyes

The Lucky Ones Know the Love of a Grandma

Not so many years ago, my grandma passed away. She was my last grandparent, and when she died, it hit…

Heaven Is the Hope We Need after Miscarriage

Grief, Loss, Motherhood
December 23, 2023
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4 Minute Read

By Rachel M Redlin

Heaven Is the Hope We Need after Miscarriage

Earlier this year, your daddy and I had a dream of meeting you. I thought you were the most beautiful…

Reminders of You at Christmastime Make Me Cry

Grief, Loss
December 20, 2023
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2 Minute Read

By Jen Feener

Reminders of You at Christmastime Make Me Cry

I cried in church this morning. It wasn’t the beautiful hymns sung by the angelic choir. It wasn’t the poignant…

Grief, Loss
December 17, 2023
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6 Minute Read

By Lindsey Gray

A Cup of Grief at 35,000 Feet

The flight attendant had black curly hair, and I was envious. Born with board-straight, dirty blonde strands thinner than a…

Grief, Loss
December 15, 2023
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4 Minute Read

By Brenda Richard

I’m Somebody’s Daughter

What happens when your world suddenly turns upside down? There was a time when everything seemed perfect. Now, flawless love…

Support Is the Best Gift to Give a Griever during the Holidays

Grief, Loss
December 15, 2023
2.5K Views
4 Minute Read

By Amber Kuipers

Support Is the Best Gift to Give a Griever during the Holidays

It’s easier to remember someone else’s grief in the weeks immediately following the loss. It is a lot harder to…

Faith, Grief, Loss
December 14, 2023
3.5K Views
5 Minute Read

By Dawn Byington

Sometimes I Am Job Asking God “Why?”

When I was a little girl, I watched my mother read her Bible all the time. She had a black…

Grief, Loss
December 12, 2023
4K Views
6 Minute Read

By Casie Bailey

Grief Carves its Own Path in a Heart

Even I am guilty of comparing grief to a journey, but let me explain why that isn’t so. There is…

Some Mothers Never Get Their Rainbow Baby

Faith, Grief, Loss, Motherhood
December 10, 2023
5K Views
5 Minute Read

By Dawn Byington

Some Mothers Never Get Their Rainbow Baby

Not everyone gets a rainbow baby—that’s a truth not many of us talk about. There are many women who long…

Grief, Loss, Motherhood
December 7, 2023
2.7K Views
4 Minute Read

By Amy Keyes

Sharing Our Grief Frees Our Hearts

Almost 18 years ago, we lost our first child. It was unexpected. It was public. It was traumatic. It was a…

Death of a Parent

Grief May Be a Monster But It Swims in the Ocean of Grace

My Service Dog Reopened My Eyes to the Gift of Eternal Love

The Lucky Ones Know the Love of a Grandma

Heaven Is the Hope We Need after Miscarriage

Reminders of You at Christmastime Make Me Cry

A Cup of Grief at 35,000 Feet

I’m Somebody’s Daughter

Support Is the Best Gift to Give a Griever during the Holidays

Sometimes I Am Job Asking God “Why?”

Grief Carves its Own Path in a Heart

Some Mothers Never Get Their Rainbow Baby

Sharing Our Grief Frees Our Hearts

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So God Made a Mother