Articles by Gary Roe
“I can’t even get grief right!”
"I can't even get grief right!" Stacey felt like a failure. Her recent loss had taken a huge toll. She felt like a child again. She felt vulnerable. She felt small. She felt like she couldn't do anything well or get anything right. Like she didn't know anything...
Is Grief Stress Messing with You?
Grief is a form of stress. Grief is an ongoing, intense form of stress. This grinding, relentless stress messes with us. "Messes with..." is a common phrase where I live down in Texas. Perhaps it came from an anti-litter campaign decades ago called "Don't Mess with...
New book Soul Cry is now available!
I wanted to let you know that Soul Cry is now available. Soul Cry is currently on new release special for the next few days: The Kindle edition is more than 80% off its eventual retail price at only $0.99. The Nook and eBook editions are also currently only $0.99. The...
When We’re Tired of Pain
I wanted to let you know that my new book Soul Cry: Devotional Prayers for Wounded, Grieving, and Suffering Hearts is now available. I'll post some links very soon where you can take a look. Soul Cry is a daily prayer devotional that covers three months, with a total...
A Big Frustration-Producer in Grief and in Life
Lately, I've become very aware of a particular frustration-producer in life and in the grief process. Expectations. I'm noticing that almost every time I'm frustrated, disappointed, angry, or anxious, something that I expected to happen didn't or something that I...
Our Souls are Crying Out
People have asked me to share more about what my new book Soul Cry is about. To answer this, let me share a portion of the introduction to the book. What Soul Cry is All About Our souls are crying out. The world is shaking. Things are changing rapidly, and not...
When Loss Strikes, Our Souls Cry Out
Loss hits us on every level. Loss impacts our emotions, thoughts, bodies, and relationships. It shakes our hearts, minds, and souls. Some losses seem to affect everything. Our world has been altered. Everything is different.The pain is deep. Our souls cry out. How do...
Finding Peace in the Storms of Grief
For the last several weeks, we've been talking about things that steal our peace - peace of mind, peace of heart, and peace in our relationships. We introduced some Peace Thieves - 10 things most of us struggle with in grief and in life. In case you didn't get a...
Is Peace of Mind Possible While Grieving?
Throughout the month of June, we've been talking about things that steal our peace - peace of mind, peace of heart, and peace in our relationships. First, we talked about 10 Peace Thieves - 10 things most of us struggle with that steal peace from us. You can read...
Are These Thieves Stealing Your Peace?
In my last post, I began talking about some of the things that can seriously disrupt our lives and our grief journey. I called them peace thieves. Last time, we talked about five of these sneaky culprits: hurry, worry, noise, busy-ness, and comparison. These saboteurs...
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