by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Courageous Living, Decision-making, Emotional pain, Fear, Forgiveness, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, grief support, Guilt, Healing, Hope, Jesus' return, Loneliness, loss of loved one, Love, Peace, Purpose and meaning, Regret, Relationships, Sadness, Service, Spiritual growth, Spiritual questioning, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Worry
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...
by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Courageous Living, Decision-making, Depression, Emotional pain, Faith, Families and grief, Family relationships, Fear, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, grief support, Healing from the past, Hope, loss of loved one, Love, Peace, Purpose and meaning, Relationships, Service, Spiritual growth, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Trauma recovery, Worry
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...
by Gary Roe | Anger management, Courageous Living, Decision-making, Depression, divorce recovery, Emotional pain, Fear, Forgiveness, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Guilt, Healing from the past, Healing from trauma, loss of loved one, Peace, Purpose and meaning, Regret, Relationships, Sadness, Self-destructive behaviors, Spiritual growth, Spiritual questioning, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Suicidal thoughts, Worry
This month, we’ve been talking about the power of lies. We began by unearthing some of the lies we believe about grief and the grief process. We tackled this in a Zoom session together. We also published an article called Is Grief Misinformation a Thing? Last...
by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Courageous Living, Depression, Emotional pain, Fear, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, grief support, Healing from the past, loss of loved one, Peace, Regret, Self-destructive behaviors, Spiritual growth, Spiritual questioning, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Worry
Who likes anxiety? I sure don’t. It’s been a nemesis of mine for a long time. My past and my losses have stirred my anxiety pot many times. There were times when anxiety became a major force in my life.I’m reminded of these words from C. H. Spurgeon:...
by Gary Roe | Courageous Living, Decision-making, Emotional pain, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Guilt, Healing from the past, Healing from trauma, loss of loved one, Regret, Relationships, Self-destructive behaviors, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Worry
Today I’m writing to give us all a gentle warning. We’re vulnerable. We’re hurting. Perhaps we’re even crushed, shattered. We’re not thinking straight. How could we? Grief is squeezing us. All this leaves us open to being taken advantage...
by Gary Roe | Abuse Recovery, Anxiety, Courageous Living, Emotional pain, Faith, Fear, Forgiveness, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Guilt, Healing from the past, Healing from trauma, Hope, Loneliness, Loss of a Child, Loss of a friend, Loss of a parent, Loss of a sibling, loss of a spouse, loss of loved one, Pandemic grief, Peace, Spiritual questioning, Spiritual suffering, Suffering and Pain, Suicide grief
If anyone had told me what the last two years were going to be like, I wouldn’t have believed them. I still have trouble believing a lot of what I’m seeing around me in the world. Perhaps you are too. Our own losses combined with the current world upheaval...
