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Our Hearts are Home Spring Conference-Won't You Join Me?
If you can, join us.
You may be nervous up to the very minute you show up or log on but I PROMISE you will not regret it.
Melanie
1 day ago2 min read
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My Child Existed. He Matters.
My son is not a number or a statistic or only a memory.
He is integral to my story, blood of my blood –part of my life.
Melanie
4 days ago1 min read
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Why It Is SO Important to Model Grief for the Next Generation
It is neither helpful nor healthy to pretend that sorrow and sadness don’t follow loss.
Melanie
6 days ago2 min read
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Grief Scripture Challenge: Grieving With Hope
I lean into the Word of God and trust in, rely on and affirm the victory of Jesus Christ.
But I still GRIEVE.
Melanie
Mar 245 min read
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Grief Scripture Challenge: NOTHING Can Separate Us From the Love of Christ
On my hardest days, my darkest days I remember this: as fierce as my mother love may be, it can’t hold a candle to the eternal love of God.
Melanie
Mar 213 min read
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Grief Scripture Challenge: Glorious Finale
God is for us. REALLY for us.
So who can be against us?
No one.
Melanie
Mar 193 min read
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Grief Scripture Challenge: Not Everything IS Good
All those things that are outside the perfect will of God-the pain, the heartache-aren’t outside His power of redemption.
Melanie
Mar 174 min read
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Grief Scripture Challenge: I'm Not the Only One Waiting
At the moment of my weakness, the Spirit speaks courage to my spirit. Jesus whispers, “You can do it” to my heart.
Melanie
Mar 143 min read
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Grief Scripture Challenge: Incomparable Glory
The glory to come must be some kind of wonderful it if makes the pain of child loss so small there’s no comparison.
Will I trust Him?
Melanie
Mar 123 min read
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Grief Scripture Challenge: Every Sad Thing Will Come Untrue
Heaven will not simply be rest after a long life’s struggle.
It will be restoration, redemption, recreation and resurrection.
Melanie
Mar 103 min read
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Grief Scripture Challenge: Your Word Revives Me
The character of God is flawless. His ways are holy and good. He will not allow the enemy of my soul to have the last word.
Melanie
Mar 74 min read
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Grief Scripture Challenge: In The Very Presence of God
I can say with certainty that I am more sure now than I was before that God is God.
He is good.
He will redeem, restore and resurrect.
Melanie
Mar 54 min read
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Grief Scripture Challenge: Perfect Peace
Because I am His child. when I’m hurting, God does not run away or turn a blind eye or a deaf ear-He meets me there.
Melanie
Mar 33 min read
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Grief Scripture Challenge: The God Who Comes Near
Because I am His child. when I’m hurting, God does not run away or turn a blind eye or a deaf ear-He meets me there.
Melanie
Feb 282 min read
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Grief Scripture Challenge: Tears Won't Last Forever
God reached down and raised me up from the depths of despair. He dragged me out of the pit of sorrow.
Melanie
Feb 264 min read
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Grief Scripture Challenge: Keep Me Near
If I can only praise a God who spares me, I have no songs to sing. But if I can praise the God who loves me then I can always rejoice.
Melanie
Feb 244 min read
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Grief Scripture Challenge: My Good Shepherd
Know that the Lord God loves you.
He LOVES you.
He loves YOU.
Melanie
Feb 213 min read
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Grief Scripture Challenge: God Sees You. You Are Not Alone.
I am so, so thankful that the God I serve loves me.
He specifically, purposefully loves me with unconditional love.
Melanie
Feb 193 min read
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Grief Scripture Challenge: Suffering and Safe Places
God has put my foot on a solid Rock.
When sorrow threatens to drag me deeper than my heart can bear, He reaches down and pulls me up.
Melanie
Feb 175 min read
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Grief Scripture Challenge: My Righteous, Raging King!
God IS love. Scripture says so.
But God is also a fierce Father who will protect His children.
Melanie
Feb 143 min read
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