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The Direction of Grief Part 2
It is not fair to be pressured to only share the highs of your life and none of the lows, especially if you are on a grief journey. Thankfully, there is a flowing stream for grief that moves in a direction away from despair. Sometimes it runs swiftly and other times very very slowly. But,…
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Not Alone
There is nothing worse than feeling totally alone. Even though surrounded by others, this feeling can happen in the dentist’s chair, in the operating room, when locked out of your car or house, when your smartphone falls into the river, or when you cannot sleep. There is comfort only when someone is there and focused…
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You Are Not Alone: Psalm 23
One of the worst things about grief is the feeling that you are alone in it, that no one can walk through it with you. Or the feeling that no one sees you. Or the feeling that no one hears you. But Isaiah 53:3 says, “He was despised and rejected by men, a man of…
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What is Immovable
What is immovable when what we want most is so, so very movable? When my women friends face reproductive losses in their lives, many live in the limbo of not knowing if or when a reproductive success will last or end in failure. Subsequent failures make it nearly impossible to hang onto hope. Yet, just…
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The Direction of Grief
Photo credit: Deborah Cotorceanu Today is September 1, 2025. Yesterday (the last Sunday of August) was International Bereaved Father’s Day. Father’s grieve too, and sometimes we overlook this… Take a moment to be aware of grieving fathers that you may know. There is a Psalm that speaks to the direction of grief. Psalm 56, although…
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The Fountain in Drought
As human beings, trusting doesn’t come naturally to us. It has to be a decision based upon trustworthy revelations. Honestly, the Almighty God of the Bible has given us more than enough trustworthy revelations to go on. But, in times of suffering and loss, we default to fear and anxiety. How can it be so…
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Bereaved Mother’s Day
It’s 2025 and the Kairos Eight25 Support Group hosted an event on May 4th inviting mothers of various ages to be honored, to remember their losses of children, and to acknowledge their grief. It was also a time to recognize women who, for whatever reason, cannot be a mother. Was it sorrowful? Yes. Was it…
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Embryo Adoption Story
Our story started with a married couple in love who both truly desired kids their entire life. We had two early miscarriages in 2018 and proceeded to run some tests. We found out we had female and male fertility issues. It was advised to go straight to IVF (In vitro fertilization) and to also prevent…
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Without Form and Void
“Tohu wabohu”is a Hebrew word introduced in the Creation story in Genesis meaning “without form and void” – it is part of the story where God’s finest work in Creation is heralded – that is, God bringing something amazing out of what was formless, empty, and dark. This is Who He is. This is a…
