Listening
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.
A Day in God’s Embrace
Plan a day to walk in my sunshine. The days lengthen, and the sun sends warmth. Winter’s snow is gone and buds pop in bright colors. Today, the air wraps around you like a tender embrace. Walk in the sunshine and sing our songs together. Sing of love and mercy and...
Finding Purpose in Small Moments: A Sparrow’s Lesson
My child, you often think that your purpose fled when your loved one passed away. You assume new purpose must be grand to mirror what your loved one gave you. But … don’t my sparrows have a purpose? They sing with joy. They protect their young. They fly freely. Does...
Walking Through Grief’s Mist
The mist before you swirls and obscures your path. You can’t push it aside, but you can walk through it. This mist of grief hides the path which you’re on, but it thins as you take more steps. I have never left you, as I promised from the start. You never walk alone....
In-Between Day Offers Hope
Note: this post is a little different from the usual Listening Project posts because it’s from my perspective. But I think God directed these words and maybe they will give you hope in your grief. For Christians, today is often overlooked–the day after Jesus’...
Beyond The Storm
The storm has passed, although its lashing winds and roaring thunder buffeted you more than you thought you could bear. But now… Yellow flashing light shreds the clouds, and golden lines spread across the sky. An explosion of light. I am like that light, breaking...
Take Flight, My Love
The eagle gathers herself for only a moment. Then she spreads her wings. Can you hear the powerful whoosh, the strength of those wings as she launches herself into the wide-open atmosphere? The hardest part is the liftoff, when she needs strong muscles to leave the...
Fragrance of Grace
See how the incense arises like liquid smoke, curling in waves of sweet aroma? My Israelite children understood how incense symbolized their prayers. So, also, your prayers flow as perfume to me. Now breathe in the sweet and cleansing scents of my presence. Inhale my...
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...
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