throughtheseasonse

Usually I would say something lighthearted, maybe funny, to open this blog up. But honestly, grief is a pretty straightforward word. It usually brings a sense of sadness or reminds you of someone or something close to you that is no longer here. But I want to talk about a different kind of grief. Grief is defined as the natural physical, emotional, and psychological response to a significant loss, especially the death of a loved one. And I think that definition is important. But let’s go...

Grief brings many questions to the surface. Why them? Why now? And perhaps the largest question: “God if you’re so good, why didn’t you stop this?” Sometimes, these thoughts scare us. We feel the need to hide them because they make us worry that we are doubting God. We wonder if being faithful means we can never ask why. If you look at Scripture, there are so many examples of sorrow, questioning, and struggle. One well known example is Job. The interesting thing about our perspective, reading...

Have you ever had to work on forgiving someone who is no longer here? It’s a strange concept. Knowing they won’t be able to hear what you have to say or have a conversation to help you understand things. I was a big daddy’s girl growing up. My whole life my daddy struggled with addiction. I didn't know much about it until I was around 10 years old. The last 8 years he was alive were less than great. When he passed in 2016, 9 months before I got married, I had every emotion you could think of....