by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Communication, Denial, Depression, Faith, Families and grief, Family relationships, Fear, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, grief depression, grief pain, grief support, Healing, Healing from the past, Hope, Loneliness, loss of loved one, Love, Peace, Relationships, Sadness, Spiritual growth, Spiritual questioning, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Suicidal thoughts
Life is all about relationships. This is why loss is so painful. We all need safe people in our lives. We need people we can trust. Our grieving hearts desperately need that support. For some of us, however, safe people can be hard to find. I would like to share with...
by Gary Roe | Death and dying, Denial, Depression, Emotional pain, Faith, Families and grief, Family relationships, Fear, Forgiveness, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Grief shock, grief support, Guilt, Healing, Healing from the past, Hope, Loneliness, loss of loved one, Love, Peace, Purpose and meaning, Relationships, Sadness, Self-destructive behaviors, Spiritual growth, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Suicide grief, Worry
Loss shakes our lives. It affects our relationships. People respond to us and our grief in a variety of ways. Some people, even close friends, might disappear from our lives. To say this is painful is an understatement. I would like to share with you a chapter from...
by Gary Roe | Anger management, Anxiety, Courageous Living, Decision-making, Depression, divorce recovery, Emotional pain, Faith, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, grief pain, grief support, Healing, Healing from the past, Healing from trauma, Hope, loss of loved one, Peace, Purpose and meaning, Regret, Sadness, Self-destructive behaviors, Spiritual growth, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Suicidal thoughts, Worry
Every day is a battle. When we’re hurting, we can wonder if we’ve got what it takes to make it. The following is a chapter from Soul Cry: Devotional Prayers for Wounded, Grieving, and Suffering Hearts. I pray you will find it comforting as you face the...
by Gary Roe | Anxiety, divorce recovery, Emotional pain, Fear, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, grief depression, Grief recovery, grief support, Healing, Healing from the past, Hope, Loss of a Child, Loss of a friend, Loss of a parent, Loss of a sibling, loss of a spouse, loss of loved one, Peace, Relationships, Spiritual growth, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Worry
Sometimes, I seem to be doing better, and then I get hit again. The grief comes and smacks me, seemingly out of nowhere. A song. A familiar place. A picture. A certain aroma. A sudden memory. Anything can set me off. The grief wells up inside me so quickly. It feels...
by Gary Roe | Depression, Emotional pain, Faith, Families and grief, Family relationships, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, grief depression, grief pain, Healing, Healing from the past, Loss of a Child, Loss of a friend, Loss of a parent, Loss of a sibling, loss of a spouse, loss of loved one, Physical illness, Physical symptoms, Sadness, spiritual fatigue, Worry
I’m exhausted. I’m doing what I know to do to take care of myself, but I’m still walking around in a fog. I can’t think straight. My sleep isn’t what it was. My energy level is down. I drag myself out of bed. I drag myself around and out. I drag myself through work...
by Gary Roe | Anger management, Depression, Emotional pain, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, grief depression, grief pain, Grief recovery, Grief shock, grief support, Guilt, Healing, Healing from the past, Hope, loss of loved one, Physical illness, Physical symptoms, Purpose and meaning, Self-destructive behaviors, spiritual fatigue, Spiritual growth, Spiritual questioning, Spiritual suffering, Worry
I feel numb. I feel numb emotionally and spiritually. This should be frightening, but it’s like I can’t feel the fear – or I don’t care. I hope this gets better, because I don’t want to be like this. Is spiritual numbness a thing? Is it a part of grief? Yes,...
