When Grief Runs Deep

Gwen Smith February 28, 2017Blog, Devotions, Encouragement, Faith, Grief, Healing, Sorrow, Trials 4 Comments

I read the text in horror and disbelief.

How could he be gone? He was the picture of potential. So much going for him.

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When The Hurt is Horrible

Gwen Smith February 16, 2017Blog, Broken into Beautiful, Devotions, Encouragement, Grief, Healing, Sorrow, Trials, Trusting God, Worship 10 Comments

Danita is a friend who experienced a tragic loss. Her husband Dave was a military officer stationed at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. An avid runner,

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Permission to Feel Your Feelings

Gwen Smith April 1, 2016Blog, Encouragement, Grief, Healing, Sorrow, Strength, Trials, Trusting God 107 Comments

Today is my dad’s first birthday in heaven. He would’ve been 71. {I’m happy for him. Sad for me.}

In a few weeks my son will don a high school cap and gown and will leave late this summer for a grand new adventure in college.

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When Grief Runs Deep

Gwen Smith December 14, 2015Blog, Devotions, Encouragement, Fear, Grief, Healing, Sorrow, Trials 4 Comments

I read the text in horror and disbelief.

How could he be gone? He was the picture of potential. So much going for him. He had been through so many challenges and had come so far.

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Once and For All {A Good Friday Reflection}

Gwen Smith April 3, 2015Blog, Christian Living, Confession, Devotions, Forgiveness, Freedom, God's Promises, Grace, Grief, Healing, Holiness, Love, Salvation, Scripture, Sorrow, Trials, Worship 31 Comments

All who pause for reflection and allow their hearts to wander in wonder down the Way of Suffering feel the darkness of this day in history.

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Can You Really Hug a Porcupine?

Gwen Smith January 1, 2015abortion, Blog, Christian Living, Devotions, Encouragement, God's Promises, Grief, Healing, Prayer, Trials, Trusting God, Worship 62 Comments

Several years ago I bought a box of Cheerios that came with a free children’s book. The little book that came with the O’s had a darling and oh-so-prickly little varmint on the front cover.

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When The Answer is NO, Part 2

Gwen Smith October 2, 2014Blog, Christian Living, Fear, Grief, Healing, Prayer, Sorrow, Strength, Trusting God, Worry, Worship 45 Comments

Karen was a godly woman who lost her battle to cancer. In spite of the medical struggles she faced, and the pain that terrorized her body,

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This Is The Week

Gwen Smith April 17, 2014Blog, Christian Living, Devotions, Forgiveness, God's Promises, Grace, Grief, Love, Prayer, Sorrow, Trusting God, Worship 14 Comments

Earlier this week I quieted down in a place of reflection and considered the magnitude of Holy Week in light of Jesus. This prayer was my journaled response:

THIS IS THE WEEK,

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Add Life to Your Years

Gwen Smith March 7, 2014Blog, Christian Living, Devotions, Friendship, Grace, Grief, Prayer, Sorrow 1 Comment

One difficult morning seven years ago, I wanted to hurl my screaming alarm clock into an abyss. The warmth of my covers and the safety of sleep beckoned my heart to stay,

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