by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Courageous Living, Death and dying, Faith, Families and grief, Family relationships, Fear, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Guilt, Healing from the past, Healing from trauma, Loss of a Child, Loss of a friend, Loss of a parent, loss of a spouse, loss of loved one, Purpose and meaning, Regret, Self-destructive behaviors, Spiritual suffering, Suffering and Pain, Suicide grief
After the death of a loved one, guilt tends to surface. We wonder what we could’ve done that we didn’t. There are things we did and said that we regret. “I feel guilty,” is a common statement from grieving hearts. The following is an excerpt...
by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Decision-making, divorce recovery, Emotional pain, Fear, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, grief support, 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, loss of loved one, Purpose and meaning, Regret, Spiritual growth, Spiritual questioning, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Suicide grief
“I don’t know how to do this.” I have certainly felt that way. Have you? Loss catapults us into a new world. We’ve never been here before. We don’t know what to do or how to be. The following is an excerpt from my book, Comfort for...
by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Death and dying, Depression, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Family relationships, Fear, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, grief pain, grief support, Healing from the past, Healing from trauma, loss of loved one, Purpose and meaning, Relationships, Spiritual questioning, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Suicide grief, Trauma recovery, Worry
I can’t believe this happened. If this can happen, then anything can happen to anyone, anywhere, anytime. I find myself wondering, “Who’s next?” Who else am I going to lose? One loss usually leads to fear of another. For some, this terror is obvious in our words and...
by Gary Roe | Anger management, Anxiety, divorce recovery, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, Grief and Loss, grief depression, Grief recovery, Healing from the past, Healing from trauma, Loneliness, loss of loved one, Peace, Physical symptoms, Sadness, Spiritual questioning, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain
“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...
by Gary Roe | Abuse Recovery, Anxiety, Courageous Living, Depression, Emotional pain, Faith, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, Forgiveness, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, grief depression, Grief recovery, Healing, Healing from the past, Honesty and Transparency, Hope, Loneliness, loss of loved one, Love, Peace, Purpose and meaning, Sadness, Spiritual growth, Spiritual questioning, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain
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...
by Gary Roe | Anger management, Anxiety, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Family relationships, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, grief depression, Grief recovery, grief support, Guilt, loss of loved one, Purpose and meaning, Regret, Relationships, Sadness, Spiritual growth, Spiritual questioning, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Worry
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...
