Walking with Grief is never easy, but it helps to have tools and a community.
08/19/2023
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Recognizing a child's grief and how they are coping with a death can be challenging.
This article from The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry offers help in understanding the many faces of grief that a child may show.
https://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/FFF-Guide/Children-And-Grief-008.aspx
08/14/2023
Week 10: Deuteronomy 6:5
There is beauty and wisdom in this verse. When you love God with all your heart, your soul, and your strength, you are able to do that for others as well.
When the love is flowing both ways, you are in a safe place to heal.
Here is a wonderful devotion: https://proverbs31.org/read/devotions/full-post/2020/07/07/when-its-hard-to-love-yourself
07/31/2023
07/31/2023
Week 8 - Ephesians 4:32
How can I be a woman of grace and compassion when the pain seems never ending?
By working in cooperation with God’s greatest gift.❤️
I know what it feels like to have been hurt so deeply that living out the commands of Scripture to forgive seems too cruel to even consider.
How can I offer forgiveness like Colossians 3:13 commands when someone has wounded me to the point where I fear I’ll never feel normal again? And how can I be expected to be a woman of grace and compassion like Ephesians 4:32 asks of me when the pain seems never-ending and the one who hurt me acts like it’s no big deal?
These are questions pulsing not just with pain and loss but with a grief so deep it can feel completely maddening to think Scripture should apply in these circumstances.
And this is exactly when I must remember that Truth proclaimed and lived out is a fiercely accurate weapon against evil. Truth says I have an enemy … but it’s not the person whose choices have caused me great pain.
It’s often when I don’t want to live out God’s Word with another person that doing what God says is an epic defeat of the enemy. Hurt feelings don’t often want to cooperate with holy instructions. But there is nothing more powerful than a person living what God’s Word teaches.
Dear friend, the heartbreaks you carry are enormous. So, if no one else in this world has been kind enough to say this, I will. I’m so, so sorry for all that’s happened to you. But I’m praying you and I will both remember that true victory lies not in making anyone pay for how they have hurt us, but in our willingness to walk in obedience to all that Scripture asks of us.
Even when it doesn’t make sense to us … even when it feels painfully impossible … especially when it seems unfair … God’s Word is good, and it’s for our good. And He has not left us powerless to live it out today.
-Lysa TerKeurst
How can you live out God’s Word today? We are praying for you as you pursue Him!
Week 7's Bible Verse is such a beautiful verse to remember when you are deeply overwhelmed by your emotions and feelings. I found this Proverbs 31 Ministries devotion, written by Stephanie Tronson, that so beautifully explains how we don't have to carry it alone.
"Help me to remember that You see me, know me, and love me better than anyone and that my life and all its cares matter deeply to You."
https://proverbs31.org/read/devotions/full-post/2021/03/15/confessions-of-an-overwhelmed-heart
07/18/2023
I’ve had a rough couple of days and I already see a pattern forming. When things are hard, I hide from my friends. Do you?
I think a couple of days are acceptable and probably needed, but I’m hoping this journal encourages me to lean back into that very important self care practice.
If you’re comfortable, please share how we can support you and your journey.❤️
07/15/2023
As I worked in my Walking with Grief Workbook recently, I stumbled across this prayer. Proverbs 31 Ministries has amazing devotions and this was the closing prayer offered by Author Karen Wingate.
07/11/2023
While you're shopping on Amazon over the next couple of days, please consider purchasing this book for yourself or a friend. Grief is not just the result of losing someone...it can be the loss of any kind of normal.
What I love about this planner is that it not only helps you stay focused during a difficult time, but it equips you with tools to be your best self every single day: gratitude, daily healthy habits, goal setting, forgiveness, acts of kindness, and more.
Thanks for your support!!
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07/06/2023
Week 4 Devotion
Look for the “glimmers” in the hard…they will sustain you and make way for GRowth.
When Joy Feels so Very Unrealistic “Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.” James 1:2-3 (NIV)
07/06/2023
Grief is not just losing someone…it’s a part of our everyday life. Tools help us process the journey in a positive, usually life changing way.❤️
If you're new to our page, welcome! Grief is not limited to losing "someone" and there are so many forms of loss. If you are walking through a difficult season, we hope this community helps to give you positive tools or motivation to keep your eyes forward and your heart open.
If you have one of our journals, we'll share devotions, prayers, and more that go with each week's Bible verse. We'll also encourage your self care so that YOU are taking care of yourself during this walk.
Thank you for walking with us.