Emotional Overwhelm
One of the things I experienced, especially in the early days of extreme grief, was being overwhelmed with emotions. The pain was so real and so strong, it would frequently keep me from functioning in my day-to-day life. Gut-wrenching crying. Breath-taking horror. I felt like all of my emotional responses were turned up ten-fold. Or…
bravery
bravery is the step after step after step after step that leads through the wilderness
May I Not Die in this Battle
(Ephesian 6:11-17) “Pitifully — undera great soldier’s helmet…a cricket sings” –Matsuo Basho I am no soldierand yetthe battlefound me Here I liebeatenbrokenbruisedstabbed through the heartmy soul bleeding This helmetwhich should have beenmy salvationbrings only meager protectionin this unexpectedonslaught My breastplatein all its righteous glorysurprises meoffering little protectionfrom the fire-laden arrowsof my enemiesof my children The…
grief
you want to vomit out the griefyou self-medicateyou feel pain…you fear paineverywhere you goyou stub your toe on painon people, places, things, movies, songs, TV shows, street signs, restaurants, parks, museums, beaches, trees, mountains, birds, fruit, games, cards, photos, furniture, neighbors, hymns, prayers, comics, Facebook, blogs, news, magazines, doctors, stores, churches, sidewalks, sculptures, ducklings, driftwood,…
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