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Grief and Sorrow

Best of! Podcast Episode 58 Wallow

Finding Joy in the Meantime, Grief and Sorrow, Joy in the Middle of Unpleasantness, Podcast, Tough times, Trying a Different Perspective, Your Emotions

Sometimes your happy little umbrella of optimism has blown inside out, and you find yourself face down on concrete. THEN what do you need? Sometimes...

Best of! Podcast Episode 183: This Christmas–Receive The Gifts Of Grief

Christmas, Grief and Sorrow, Podcast

There’s a lot of pressure to be joyful during this season. And sometimes, when you are grieving, joy is difficult to rustle up on demand. Grief, of...

Best of! Podcast Episode 50: Pray Anyway

Comfort, Faith, Grief and Sorrow, Inviting God In, Podcast, Prayer, Trusting God

Do you pray? And if you do, and even if you've been at it for a long time, do you ever have questions about the whys and the whens and the hows and...

Podcast Episode 223: Show Up

Friendship and Connecting with Others, Grief and Sorrow, Podcast

Thank you a million times over for your kind words and enthusiastic response to my just-released book, No Matter What: 90 Devotions for Experiencing...

Podcast Episode 219: Wait Well

Easter, Grief and Sorrow, Podcast, Waiting

Author John Ortberg once said that “waiting is not just something we have to do until we get what we want. Waiting is part of the process of...

Podcast Episode 212: Listen to the Winter of Your Soul

Being Still, Grief and Sorrow, Podcast, Tough times, Waiting

What are some words that come to mind when you think about winter? When he was living in Chicago, minister and writer John Ortberg asked this...

Podcast Episode 209-Don’t Miss Those You Have

Grief and Sorrow, Mindfulness, Podcast

As really newlyweds, my husband and I honeymooned in several exotic, romantic places: we started by spending our wedding night in Anderson, Indiana,...

Podcast Episode 206-Change The Channel

Anger, Doing What Brings You Joy, Fear, Grief and Sorrow, Physical Pain, Podcast, Trying a Different Perspective, Waiting

When I was a kid, nothing scared me more than watching The Little Rascals on TV and seeing the episode with the Wild Man from Borneo. The man is...

Podcast Episode 163 (120): Say Yes

Boldness, Grief and Sorrow, Podcast, Saying yes, The Courage to Feel Joy

When you’re presented with an opportunity, is your first response usually a “no”? Maybe you’ll change your mind later, but is your typical knee-jerk...

Podcast Episode 155: Invite God into Loss

Grief and Sorrow, Inviting God In, Podcast

Ever in your life lose a beloved pet? It’s excruciating. For many people, it was our first experience with heartbreaking loss. Unfortunately, none...

Make a Joy Box for Someone You Care About

Know someone who’s going through a tough time right now or want to celebrate some goodness happening in a friend’s life?

Get some ideas for making a joy box that will definitely brighten the day--and maybe even the life--of someone you care about. I’ve saved you the headspace of trying to “think up” a special gift of encouragement.

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