How to Be There for a Grieving Loved One

If your friend is grieving, please don’t try and preach them out of their grief. Sit with them in it until words become necessary. Jackie Hill Perry There might be days where you are certain you are over it, and there might be days you feel everything all over again. But no matter the day, there will still be songs […]

Surviving the Holidays: Creating Space for Healing

We tend to stay away from mourning and dancing. Too afraid to cry, too shy to dance… we become narrow-minded complainers, avoiding pain and also true human joy… While we live in a world subject by the evil one, we belong to God. Let us mourn, and let us dance. -Henry Nouwen Jesus wept. -John 11:35 This year will not […]

Tending the Right Fires

We are a culture of people who have bought into the idea that if we stay busy enough, the truth of our lives won’t catch up to us. -Brene Brown Never let the fire go out…when you hope, be joyful. When you suffer, be patient. When you pray, be faithful. Share with God’s people who are in need. Welcome others […]