by Gary Roe | Depression, Emotional pain, Faith, Families and grief, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Guilt, Healing from trauma, Loss of a Child, loss of a spouse, Physical symptoms, Spiritual questioning, Spiritual suffering, Suffering and Pain, Worry
Loss hits us on every level. The grief journey is exhausting. Spiritual fatigue and numbness can set in. The following article is adapted from Shattered: Surviving the Loss of a Child. No matter what your loss, chances are you can relate to much of the...
by Gary Roe | Courageous Living, Decision-making, Difference Making, Emotional pain, Faith, Fear, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Healing, Healing from the past, Healing from trauma, Hope, Love, Pandemic grief, Peace, Purpose and meaning, Relationships, Service, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Worry
Thanks for being a part of our Difference Maker Community. Difference-making begins in the mind and the heart. How we think about things – what thoughts we allow to reside in our minds – determines a lot. Our mindset – what we choose to set our minds...
by Gary Roe | Decision-making, Depression, Emotional pain, Faith, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Loss of a Child, Loss of a friend, Loss of a parent, Loss of a sibling, loss of a spouse, Purpose and meaning, Relationships, Spiritual questioning, Suffering and Pain, Suicidal thoughts
When loss strikes, our worlds are changed. A strand of our life web has been severed, and now everything is shaking. Our hearts begin to ask questions. And the questions just keep coming. Life becomes surreal. From the Grieving Heart: I miss you. Badly. I have one of...
by Gary Roe | Abuse Recovery, Death and dying, Depression, divorce recovery, Emotional pain, Faith, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Healing from the past, Healing from trauma, Loss of a Child, Loss of a friend, Loss of a parent, Loss of a sibling, loss of a spouse, Purpose and meaning, Spiritual questioning, Spiritual suffering, Suffering and Pain
Life, and grief, can become a treadmill. When I was 12, I had a gerbil named Ralph. He was an interesting, good-natured, and incredibly energetic creature. Confined to a small life in a cage, Ralph ran. And he ran, and ran, and ran. Around and around in...
by Gary Roe | Courageous Living, Decision-making, Depression, Emotional pain, Faith, Fear, Forgiveness, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Healing, Hope, Loss of a Child, Loss of a friend, Loss of a parent, Loss of a sibling, loss of a spouse, Love, Purpose and meaning, Relationships, Sadness, Suffering and Pain, Worry
I don’t know about you, but I’m sad today. Six friends of mine died this year, including a young neighbor across the street. Two other friends lost teen sons to suicide. Our family’s beloved optometrist was diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s...
by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Death and dying, Faith, Fear, Grief and Loss, Healing from the past, Hospice stories, Loneliness, Peace, Physical illness, Purpose and meaning, Relationships, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain
We’re made for relationship. No wonder loss hurts. It crushes our hearts. As a hospice chaplain, I believe one of our greatest fears is feeling alone, left behind, or abandoned. I’ve felt it myself, and I’ve heard it from the hearts of hundreds of others. Steven’s...
