Tag: heaven

• When Love Fills Your Heart

    Loss is never easy. When people leave our lives, whether through moving or loss of relationship, it’s tough to process. When someone leaves because of death, the grief takes a new twist. The reality of not seeing that person again in this life speaks with a finality that hurts deeply. Things left unsaid, gestures…

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  August 11, 2016

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  angels, Bible, cancer, celebrate, cherish, death, God, grief, heaven, Jesus, loss, Michelle Beckman

• Novocaine For The Heart

    Two cavities in a six-year-old represent dental nightmares. Drilling, digging around, filling. And the numbing. Isley’s encounter with Dr. Mike went better than expected because he’s very good at deadening the pain. And he has a treasure chest that the kids get to choose a prize from when they’re done. What Isley wasn’t ready…

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  August 4, 2016

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  addictions, birthdays, cavities, death, dentists, grief, heaven, Jesus, loss, pain

• The Long Road Home

  It’s home. Going back shouldn’t feel so hard. After two weeks of time away from our routine, spending time together in a way we’ve not done in years, the thought of going back to said routine is a tad overwhelming. We’d made a niche for ourselves in Santa Rosa. A pattern. We rested. Walked. Read. Hiked.…

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  July 28, 2016

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  Arkansas, flying, God, heaven, home, Jesus, Little Rock, Orlando, routine, San Francisco International Airport

• FOMO And Fear Are Unhappy Bedfellows

  There was definitely something wrong with the picture. I wasn’t in it. That does sound rather self-centered. Truth is, anytime I see a group picture, I look to see what I look like first and then look at the whole. That does make it about me. This concern was legitimate. I wasn’t even in the…

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  June 13, 2016

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  disappointment, FOMO, fun, God, heaven, Jesus, parties, prom, tacky, valued, weddings

• Do You See What I See?

  I was stunned. Hadn’t expected what I was seeing. I got back late Saturday night from time in Miami. Tired yet grateful. Tiffany and Ramsay, the new parents, were doing amazingly well as they adjusted to baby Brooklyn and her needs. They’re being true students of their daughter, learning who she is and what she…

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  December 14, 2015

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  christmas, Christmas trees, decorating, God, heaven, Jesus, love, nativity, newborns, parents, stress