The Listening Project
In the spring of 2022, my world was shattered when my husband of 32 years died unexpectedly of cancer. My life tilted out of balance. As I tried to recover my footing, I clung to God.
The messages on this page are lifted from times of listening to God (I haven’t stopped). They have helped me to heal in my grief journey. If you’re going through grief or other hardship, I hope these posts comfort you as you consider God’s kindness and love.
The Rose That Grief Built
A rose bud opens in the storm and a new kind of beauty emerges. Battered but resilient. You didn’t think you’d grow from grief. Such fierce loss demands a great deal: so many details, so many responsibilities. Bank accounts. Relationships. Decisions. And always the...
Once You Crawled
You crawled when the pain drilled into your heart. Rocks bit into your knees and tore through your skin. But you stretched out a hand, feeling the grit of the path scrape your palms. You reached out anyway. Then a day came when you planted your feet and stood. When I...
A Song Rises
Outside your window, birds sing, anticipating spring. Their life is simple yet dangerous. But how they sing – about the simple things. They celebrate the dawn, the cool air of the morning, the discovered meal. Let their song rise within you, its lightness flowing to...
Get Ready
Rise, my child. Your cocoon of sorrow, of responsibilities, of loss has protected you. The time is coming, though, when you must break out. Study my beautiful butterflies, rich with vivid blues and oranges and blacks. Do you recognize their energy, their zeal? See how...
New Life Coming
The branches outside your window appear dead, don’t they? Dry wood. No leaves. No growth. It is winter but you know that buds will sprout soon. They always do. Life will come. These dead-looking trees know resurrection. New life. You lost your life with your husband,...
Melodies Of Healing
Listen for the crescendo of music drawing your thoughts into a place of restoration. Gentle notes fill the air so that you can almost see the tones. The songs of the harp, the flute, the lyre, the bells weave a tapestry that wraps your parched heart and mind with...
We Are Overcoming
Remember when dark grief snarled and you shrank in horror of the black night? Sorrow, like an angry monster, pressed down until your breath flew away and you were left choking. But you listened to my whisper. You clung to my words. As you stumbled in the darkness of...
I Defeat Dragons
I will soothe your pain, and I will subdue the dragon.
Get behind me, my love. Let me protect you.
Wisely
Storms of grief roar, filling your mind with chaos. The winds of pain shriek, making you believe you cannot hear me. Focus on my voice instead. You think I am not speaking? Listen. I whisper words of hope, confidence, and life. I speak in the storm. Learn to hear my...
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