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 | 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, Death and dying, Emotional pain, Fear, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, grief depression, grief pain, Grief recovery, Grief shock, grief support, Guilt, Healing from the past, Healing from trauma, loss of loved one, Peace, Physical illness, Physical symptoms, Purpose and meaning, Spiritual growth, Spiritual suffering, Suffering and Pain, Suicidal thoughts, Trauma recovery, Worry
I’m plagued by what I saw. The pictures in my brain will not go away. I add to them other things that I have imagined. These images haunt me. How do I deal with this? How do I get rid of the pictures in my mind? One terrible truth in life is that we can’t un-see...
by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Families and grief, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, grief depression, grief pain, Grief recovery, Healing, Hope, Loneliness, loss of loved one, Peace, Purpose and meaning, Sadness, Spiritual growth, Spiritual questioning, Spiritual suffering, Suffering and Pain, Suicidal thoughts
The grief journey is lonely. Terribly lonely. The following is a chapter from Soul Cry: Devotional Prayers for Wounded, Grieving, and Suffering Hearts. If you’re dealing with loneliness, chances are you can relate to the grieving heart in this chapter. I hope...
by Gary Roe | Anger management, Anxiety, Courageous Living, Depression, Emotional pain, Faith, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, grief support, Guilt, Healing from the past, Hope, Loneliness, loss of loved one, Love, Peace, Physical illness, Purpose and meaning, Relationships, Sadness, Self-destructive behaviors, Spiritual questioning, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suicidal thoughts, Worry
During this painful grief journey, we can wonder about our sanity. “Am I going crazy?” is a question grieving hearts often ask. Let me clear this up right away. No. You’re not going crazy. You are, however, in a crazy-making situation. Someone you...
by Gary Roe | Courageous Living, Decision-making, Depression, Emotional pain, Faith, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, Forgiveness, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, grief support, Guilt, Healing from the past, Healing from trauma, Hope, Loneliness, loss of loved one, Physical symptoms, Purpose and meaning, Regret, Relationships, Sadness, Self-destructive behaviors, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Suicidal thoughts, Worry
Why are we grievers so hard on ourselves sometimes (or maybe all the time)? You would think we would realize that a devastating loss would bring life as we know it to a grinding halt. But the reality is that we don’t know what to do when loss strikes. Loss is...
