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Set Aside Your Mourning Clothes

Posted on April 25, 2022 by Joy

The last two years have been a time of prolonged loss, anxiety, and uncertainty for many of us. And whether or not we remember when we put on our mourning clothes, many of us struggle with when we should take them off. How do we know? Continue reading →

Hope & Healing, Real Life Stories, Sisterhood | Tagged Anxiety, Comfort, Courage, Death, Depression, Easter, Good Friday, Grief, Hope, imaginative prayer, Joy, Loss, Mourn, New Life, new season, Overcome, Pain, Peace, Pray, Prayer, Real Life, rejoice, Rise Above, Sabbath, uncertainty
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The Last Mile of Life

Posted on November 23, 2020 by Joy

Everyone faces life and death crossroads. And everyone’s experiences differ. This year in particular has impacted many of us as we or a loved one walk the last mile of life. Today my emotions remain raw while this season of incredible loss for me and my family wears on. I don’t have facts and figures to try to make sense of it all. Instead, I’d like to share a few thoughts from my heart. Continue reading →

Growth, Hope & Healing, Real Life Stories | Tagged advocate, afterlife, assurance, Comfort, Death, die, glory, Heaven, Hope, hospice, Jesus, kindness, Loss, Love, Mourn, Peace, Pray, stand, Struggle, suffering
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Unanswered Prayers

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Joy

When someone dies, we struggle with the “why”. Why didn’t God answer our prayers? As Easter approaches, the “why” questions of the disciples mirror our own. How can we continue to trust God? Continue reading →

Growth, Hope & Healing, Sisterhood | Tagged confusion, Cross, Death, Easter, God the Father, good work, grace, Grief, Heaven, Hope, Jesus, Jesus Save Me, Love, New Life, Power, Savior, Strength, Sufficient, Weakness, Why, work on earth
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Better to Have Loved & Lost?

Posted on July 19, 2018 by Joy

As human beings, we cannot live healthy, abundant, prolonged lives without love. We are created to love. We long for love. We will do crazy things to show our love. But at some point in our lives, we will all lose love. What then? Continue reading →

Growth, Hope & Healing, Real Life Stories | Tagged Alfred Lord Tennyson, Breakup, Dark, Death, Divorce, Eternal Life, Forever, Fully Known, Grief, Loss, Love, Love Never Fails, Loved and Lost, Memories, Mourning, Pain, Regret, Relationship, Sorrow, Unconditional Love, Widow
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What Would Your Last Words Be?

Posted on August 14, 2017 by Joy

If you knew you were going to die and you could speak to a group of people, what would you say? This is the story of Rachel Barkey, age 37. Continue reading →

Growth, Hope & Healing, Real Life Stories, Sisterhood | Tagged Death, Death is not Dying, Faith, Fear, Happiness, Heaven, Hope, Last Words, New Life, Peace, Rachel Barkey, Real Life, Rise Above, Rising Above, Salvation, Sisterhood, Strength, Truth
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What Happens To Us When We Die?

Posted on October 10, 2016 by Joy

Many of us aren’t sure what’s next when we die, so we don’t think about it. But in a crazy world like ours, people are starting to wonder. Continue reading →

Growth, Hope & Healing, Real Life Stories | Tagged Believe, Death, Eternity, Faith, God's Love, God's Power, Heaven, Hope, Jesus, New Life, Overcome, Real Life, Resurrection, Rise Above, Rising Above, Sisterhood
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A Time to Mourn

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Joy

Some of the darkest hours on this earth are the ones when Heaven is rejoicing, because our loved ones are now in Paradise. Continue reading →

Hope & Healing, Real Life Stories, Sisterhood | Tagged Brokenness, Death, Faith, Heaven, Help Me Jesus, Hope, Mourn, New Life, Paradise, Promises, Real Life, Rise Above, Rising Above, Sisterhood, Sorrow
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A Time to Laugh, A Time to Mourn

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Joy

I remember the words of a wise man who said that some of the darkest hours on this earth are the ones when Heaven is rejoicing, because our loved ones are now in Paradise. Continue reading →

Unexpected | Tagged Brokenness, Death, Faith, Heaven, Help Me Jesus, New Life, Paradise, Promises, Real Life, Rise Above, Rising Above, Sisterhood, Sorrow, Time to Mourn
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What Would Your Last Words Be?

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Joy

If you knew you were going to die and you were given the opportunity to speak to a large group of people, what would your last words be? This is the story of Rachel Barkey, age 37. Continue reading →

Unexpected | Tagged Death, Death is not Dying, Faith, Fear, Happiness, Heaven, Hope, Last Words, New Life, Peace, Rachel Barkey, Real Life, Rise Above, Rising Above, Salvation, Sisterhood, Strength, Truth
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What Happens To Us When We Die?

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Joy

We don’t like to think about dying because most of us aren’t sure what’s next. But with the recent devastation and loss of lives, people are starting to wonder. Continue reading →

Unexpected | Tagged Believe, Death, Eternity, Faith, God's Love, God's Power, Heaven, Hope, Jesus, New Life, Overcome, Real Life, Resurrection, Rise Above, Sisterhood
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In Her Own Words… Stacey

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Joy

My name is Stacey and this is my story… Life was good. Loving husband. Two healthy, beautiful daughters–one was almost 4 years old, the other 1 ½. Caring, involved grandparents for my children. Thankfully, my husband’s job allowed me to

Unexpected | Tagged Death, GriefShare, Healing, Heaven, Heaven Birthday, Hope, New Life, Real Life, Rise Above, Sisterhood
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In Her Own Words… Stacey

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Joy

Growth, Hope & Healing, Real Life Stories, Sisterhood | Tagged Death, GriefShare, Healing, Heaven, Heaven Birthday, Hope, New Life, Real Life, Rise Above, Sisterhood
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