Hurry Up and Wait

Gwen Smith November 7, 2017Blog, Healing, Life Clutter, Peace, Sorrow, Strength, Trials, Trusting God 56 Comments

Thunder cracked the sky when a lightning bolt ripped through the roof of our home, igniting a fire that redefined our normal that Tuesday night in March.

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Once And For All

Gwen Smith April 14, 2017Blog, Devotions, Evangelism, Faith, Forgiveness, Freedom, Grace, Healing, Holiness, Salvation, Sorrow 35 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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What Redemption Requires

Gwen Smith March 2, 2017Blog, Confession, Devotions, Grief, Healing, Knowing God by Name, Salvation, Sorrow, Trials, Trusting God, Worship 2 Comments

God’s grace can restore any life.

In the beginning, the moment that rebellion collided with perfection and invaded the hearts of humanity, God set in motion a plan of redemption.

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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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Shattered Matters

Gwen Smith December 20, 2016Blog, Encouragement, Fear, Sorrow, Trusting God 126 Comments

 

I’ve been through hard times. I’ve asked the question why on many occasions. I’ve begrudgingly said goodbye to family and friends in order to say hello to strangers and scary new places.

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When Life is Blurry

Gwen Smith October 27, 2016Blog, Encouragement, Friendship, Parenting, Sorrow, Trials, Trusting God, Worth 25 Comments

Have you ever felt alone, scared, angry, confused, and hurt all at the same time? Ever felt like running away from a difficult situation?

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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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