by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Depression, Emotional pain, Faith, Fear, Forgiveness, Grief recovery, Guilt, Loss of a Child, loss of a spouse, Purpose and meaning, Spiritual questioning, Spiritual suffering, Suffering and Pain
“I wish I could see her somehow. I want to know where she is, what it’s like, and what she’s doing.” Connie said. Connie’s daughter Libby was a wild child. She experimented with drugs early and became an addict. After hitting bottom, she...
by Gary Roe | Death and dying, Emotional pain, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Healing, Hope, Loss of a Child, Loss of a friend, Loss of a parent, Loss of a sibling, loss of a spouse, Love, Relationships, Sadness, Spiritual questioning, Suffering and Pain
Loss smacks us like a tsunami. It leaves us stunned and shaken, wondering what hit us. Grief can be intense. From the Grieving Heart: How could this happen? This can’t be real. You’re going to walk through that door any moment, I just know it. The...
by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Depression, Emotional pain, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Loss of a Child, loss of a spouse, Spiritual questioning, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain
“This is weird. Everything is different, but it all looks the same. It’s like living in some kind of alternate universe,” Craig shared. “But then I walk into Matthew’s room and the nightmare becomes real all over again.” Craig’s son Matthew contracted spinal...
by Gary Roe | Abuse Recovery, Anger management, Communication, Courageous Living, Decision-making, Emotional pain, Faith, Family relationships, Forgiveness, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, Healing, Honesty and Transparency, loss of loved one, Love, Relationships, Spiritual questioning, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain
“I’ve got some unfinished business.” I first heard this in a movie many years ago. Make things right by getting even. Exact our own version of justice based on our view of what happened. Do to others as they’ve done to us. And we wonder why things aren’t going...
