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Tag Archives: Heaven
Thoughts on 1517 and 2020
On October thirty-first, 1517, Martin Luther posted 95 theses on the Castle Church’s door at Wittenberg, Germany, to voice his concern and objection to some of the church’s practices. He chose the day because the faithful would be attending church … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Family, Heaven, Life in these times, Love, Marriage, Mental Health
Tagged Death, Faith, God, Grief, Heaven, Liturgy, Love, Marriage, Music, Reformation, Worship
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Death and Life, Loss and Gain
Pondering a challenging response to a friend today, I realize that I am, at times, just barely holding on. In nearly every way, life has gotten harder since the death of my amazingly loving husband. Concerning life in general, I … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Friendship, Heaven, Life in these times, Love, Marriage
Tagged Art, Blessings, Death, Desert, Faith, Friendship, God, Grief, Heaven, Love, Marriage, Memories, Picnic
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A Widow’s Modest Proposal to the Lord
Earlier this year, after my husband’s death, I went to the mortuary on business. As I was leaving, I mentioned that now that I am living alone, I find myself talking to inanimate objects around the house. The man who … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Heaven, Life in these times
Tagged Easter, Friendship, God, Heaven, Memories, Movies
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Mischief in Public
It is odd to discover all the things that change when your spouse dies. Particularly, when your spouse was your best friend, the one you could talk to about anything, the one who was deliciously amorous and humorously wicked. My … Continue reading
Heaven
My husband and I have talked about everything under the sun. It should not surprise you that we had some fascinating conversations about Heaven. Both his parents and mine are deceased, and neither set of parents lived to know that … Continue reading
Wisdom From My Elders
Sometimes when you least expect it, you get sage advice from the unlikeliest places, in this case — from two people dear to me — who have been long dead. My sweet maternal grandmother who died when I was but … Continue reading
The Color of Grief
June 24th marked three months since my husband died. I am doing better. The country is divided and embroiled in attacks, mobs, destruction, death, all manner of hateful things. All I seem able to do is try to get through … Continue reading
What Now?
Amongst my family, friends, and folks that I keep in touch with via emails and FB and the like, it seems quite clear that everyone has a lot on their plate right now. If there was any doubt, a glance … Continue reading
Life and Death
I concluded my last blog post, Remedial Lesson Prompted by Facebook and Lent, dated March 10, 2020, by asking for prayers for my best friend and the man I dearly love, my husband, Ron. At that time, he was having some … Continue reading
Death: The Last Laugh
Death. Mourning. Loss. Even when the death is unexpected and comes through some horrible accident, war, or disease and makes our knees buckle, at some point, we need to get back up. Even if death is expected, when we see … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Friendship, Heaven, Life in these times, Love, Marriage
Tagged Aging, Death, Faith, God, Heaven, Love, Marriage, Obituary, Our choices
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