Healing
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Learning Expectancy Without Expectation
I recently listened to an interview with a woman who differentiated between having expectations of God and remaining expectant. Having expectations of God often implies anticipating a specific outcome, forcing God’s faithfulness to fit within the bounds of our own definitions. Remaining expectant, however, means focusing on who God is, trusting his character no matter… Continue reading
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Four Years
Today marks the close of four years. Four years of life without Ezra. Four years of learning to live after devastating loss. I know the Bible says that, “with the Lord, one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day,” but for this mom who still walks the earth, I… Continue reading
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Healing Is A Process
The end of this month, September 29, will mark the close of four years now without Ezra. In many ways, four years feels accurate. In other ways, it feels surreal, like it’s been half that time. I wrote last week about what healing has looked like for me; that although it has no metric, there… Continue reading
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There Is No Metric for Healing
After my post last week about my own healing which came rather quietly, I had someone reach out and ask what healing has looked like for me. I appreciated the question. It provided the opportunity for some introspection; what does it mean to actually heal after loss? It’s challenging to consider because healing doesn’t always… Continue reading