by Sandra Peoples | Sep 4, 2017 | Challenges, Grief, Scripture, Special Needs Parenting
A couple years ago I sat across from a grief counselor as I shared how very angry I was at friends who weren’t supporting us through a traumatic event like I thought they should. It was especially tough since my husband is a pastor who showed up for the...
by Jonathan McGuire | Aug 18, 2017 | Challenges, Grief
What do you think of when you think about trauma or being traumatized? When I think of being traumatized, I often think of people who have been in severe accidents, victims in a war, soldiers who have seen their buddies die in combat, survivors of sexual abuse,...
by Jonathan McGuire | Jul 14, 2017 | Challenges, Grief, Hope
In the fall of 2012, instead of driving to Michigan for Christmas with my wife’s family, I found myself in a small plane landing at a refugee camp on the border of Sudan and South Sudan. Instead of subdivisions and snow, I was landing in a country of...
by Key Ministry | Jul 3, 2017 | Grief, Special Needs Parenting
My husband sang on the worship team so I sat alone during church services. Sometimes I came late, sat near the back, and cried through one or two hymns. My teenage daughter with autism was struggling with her faith and my other child missed church due to...
by Stephanie McKeever | Apr 7, 2017 | Challenges, Grief, Hope
“Never let them see you cry.”This has pretty much been my life motto since as long as I can remember. When I was in my early twenties I was sitting in church with my mom. We were listening to someone give a moving testimony that I can’t remember...
by Key Ministry | Apr 5, 2017 | Challenges, Grief, Hope
Spring has sprung, but part of me isn’t feeling like sunshine and flowers. Life feels disappointing as my husband and I are seeking, but have no answers, concerning our child’s chronic illness. I cannot begin to tell you all the prayers that have gone up and yet...
