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When Your Words Fall Short (what to speak when things get hard)

Posted on December 3, 2013 by jenvanhut

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Get well soon! the handwriting said cheerily. I cringed. The card was for someone with terminal cancer, not bronchitis. The note, at best would seem trite. And to me it seemed hollow, hopeless. The card was not for me, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Faith Tagged cry, death, faithful, friend, God, hard, illness, loss, pain, support, tears, words

10 Years of Marriage Reduced to a List

Posted on November 25, 2013 by jenvanhut

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My husband and I marked our 10th wedding anniversary last week.  It passed with little fanfare, though we have promised dinner and movie to ourselves in the next week.  What comes to mind when you celebrate an anniversary, of any … Continue reading →

Posted in Family & History Tagged family, future, hope, illness, life, loss, marriage, past, present

Simplicity Killer: self-pity (part 1 of 2)

Posted on October 28, 2013 by jenvanhut

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You don’t know how bad I have it. No one understands the obstacles in my way. If only everyone knew how unfair it was. I deserve it, I’m so much better than the others. All of us think some variation … Continue reading →

Posted in Faith, Simplicity, Simplicity Killers Tagged celiac, challenge, deserve, faith, feeling sorry, illness, pity, self-pity, trust, victim

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