Articles by Gary Roe
When We Feel Empty
"I feel empty." I've heard this from many grieving hearts. I've said it many times myself. Loss hits the heart. Emotion spills out all over everything. Our world is shaken and altered. The sheer force of all the change drains us. Feeling empty is common for those...
When grieving hearts grow dry…
After a loss, our hearts can grow dry. Life can feel like a wilderness with no end. The following is an excerpt from my book, Soul Cry: Devotional Prayers for Wounded, Grieving, and Suffering Hearts. If you're feeling empty and dry today, may God use this short...
I Don’t Understand This
When loss strikes, everything seems to change. Quite naturally, we many times say something like, "I don't understand this." The following is an excerpt from Comfort for Grieving Hearts. I hope this chapter will encourage your heart today. FROM THE GRIEVING HEART:...
When we feel misunderstood, rejected, and abandoned…
The death of a loved one - someone indescribably special - changes everything. It changes us. Because loss changes us, our relationships naturally change as well. And not all these changes are positive. Some people we counted on disappear. It's like they evaporate...
When We Sink Into Depression…
Depression. We've heard about it. We experience it. All of us would like for it to go away. The depression that grieving hearts experience is often loss-related. In other words, we feel depressed because of all the change, upheaval, and emotional pain we're...
This Crushes Grieving Hearts
Loss is painful. Grief is challenging. Sometimes, the grief journey can seem like an unassisted solo climb of Mount Everest. Then there's all the "extra" stress that bombards us daily. Much of this stress is due to lies. Yes, you read that right. Lies. I am alone. I...
When You Think You’re Going Crazy
During this painful grief journey, we can wonder about our sanity. "Am I going crazy?" is a question grieving hearts often ask. Let me clear this up right away. No. You're not going crazy. You are, however, in a crazy-making situation. Someone you love dearly -...
What to Expect in 2024
It's 2024. Can you believe it? When we enter a new year, many people reflect, evaluate, and look ahead. Some make resolutions. Some set objectives and goals for the year ahead. For grieving hearts, however, some of us are just trying to survive from day to day. Some...
The Incredible Stress of Holiday Decision-Making
Decision-making is normally a challenge for grieving hearts. Over the holidays, making decisions can be overwhelming or seem impossible. In my previous email, we talked about the importance of managing our expectations over the holidays - the expectations we have of...
The Sneaky Culprit That Makes Holidays Even More Difficult
As we all know, grieving over the holidays is hard. Difficult. Frustrating. Painful. Fear-producing. Angering. Sad and often depressing. Underneath all of this, a sneaky holiday saboteur is lurking. This grief-complicator often manages to operate unrecognized and...
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