Articles by Gary Roe

Thank you! HEARTBROKEN is a National Book Award Finalist

Well, I'm flabbergasted (I've always loved that word!). HEARTBROKEN was recently recognized as a 2015 National Indie Excellence Book Award Finalist. As I was writing HEARTBROKEN, I prayed for two things: That God would use it to bring hope, comfort, and healing to...

10 Things I Learned from Grief and Pain

Who likes pain and grief? I don’t. But if I have to go through it, at least I can be thankful for its lessons. Here are 10 things grief and pain have taught me: 1. Life isn’t smooth, nor is it supposed to be. Grief isn't weird or negative. It's not a...

How to Deal with Regrets

[dropcap2 variation="coffee"]R[/dropcap2]egrets. Life is full of them. When we’re in the midst of loss or heavy stress, our mistakes seem to materialize out of nowhere. And they can be relentless. And it’s not only about what we did, but what we didn’t do. “What if I...

This Weekend: We're Giving Away Books!

People are hurting. Loss is everywhere. We want to help. We want to give away some books, and we hope you can help us. Here's the story: Three years ago, New York Times Bestseller Cecil Murphey (90 Minutes in Heaven, Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story, and over...

Why April Hurt (and What I Can Do About It)

We all have our "trigger-times" - those special days or seasons that unleash pain and grief on a greater scale. Birthdays, anniversaries, and holidays, for example, can surface our losses and throw them in our faces. The whole month of April does that for me. It's...

What I Learned (Again) About Grief, Pain, and Healing

It’s amazing how many times I have to “learn” something. Recently, I traveled to Colorado Springs and joined friend and New York Times Bestseller Cecil Murphey for a radio taping with Focus on the Family. The topic was healing from childhood sexual abuse. I hadn’t...

JOIN THE MOVEMENT! We Need You!

Something is happening, and we get to be a part of it. A quick update The past 10 days have been amazing: Heartbroken: Healing from the Loss of a Spouse was released. The Heartbroken video has been viewed over 7000 times. Wonderful emails, Facebook posts, and...

HEARTBROKEN has been released

Most of us know about grief and loss. We've personally experienced it through death, divorce, abuse, or some other means. Some of us have lost our mates. And for those who haven't, we can come to the aid of those who have. Heartbroken: Healing from the loss of a...

When Valentine’s Day is Hard

My last post was about Mr. Guilt. My plan was to continue that theme and talk about how to recognize and deal with him. But Valentine’s Day is staring us in the face – and it can be hard. So I’m going to put Mr. Guilt off until the next post, and discuss this upcoming...

Anyone Else Feel Guilty?

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