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The Monkey and the Coconut
When we come to God regularly, placing all the anger, fear, guilt, jealously, doubt, and whatever else is plaguing our hearts and trapping us within our own limited understanding, we find relief and release.
An Untamed River
Trudging through hopelessness with Jesus provides you a loving, empathetic companion, specifically the One who relates to every last sorrow you’ll ever face.
Exhaustion of the Soul
I want to challenge you today that there is only one place to turn when you are in this place; only One who can relieve the deepest exhaustion of the soul.
A Renewed Understanding
Even though my heart aches so desperately, and I long to be able to spend time with my son, God’s love and mercy is evident EVERYWHERE.
Facing a New Year
As we enter a new year, we can fully trust God with our lives. He will bring beauty from ashes and make new streams in the desert. He will comfort and strengthen us, and fill us with His peace and joy.
Learning the Language of Lament: Putting It Into Practice
Our Rock is a strong foundation on which we are invited to humbly cast every tough question, complaint, and doubt that plagues us.
Gratitude Amidst Grief
Even in the middle of grief, there is much to be grateful for. It may be hard to recognize when your loss is new, but down the road, we hope you’ll find these statements to be true in your life, as they are in ours.
The Ache Remains
Don’t lose heart. Although the ache remains, you are being held by the One who loves you most.
Learning the Language of Lament
God hasn't directly answered ANY of my questions or specifically replied to ANY of my complaints. But He's shown me through the lament prayers I've prayed that His presence is the only answer I need.
Regular People
As you continue to trust Jesus through this painful chapter of your life, you will find that He will sustain you. When you cry out to Him in lament, He hears you and He cares. You are so deeply loved by the One who created you.
Discerning Truth
One day we’ll lay down our armor at the feet of Jesus, but until then, let’s put on the full armor, trust our Savior, and live our lives to glorify Him.
Learning to Wait
Is waiting really doing nothing? Actually, the word “wait” is a verb! It’s an action verb; something that we choose to do; and a difficult action to take sometimes.
Coping Strategies for the Grief Journey
My mind stops spinning as I realize God will give me the grace I need for today alone. And then He will give me what I need tomorrow and the next day and the next.
Standing on the Promises
Through this grief journey I have discovered that the promises of God never fail, never change, and never disappoint. Everything He promises happens just like He says.
National Nonprofit Day — Who Knew?
Since you are reading the Our Hearts Are Home blog, you are likely fairly aware of what we do, but it seemed appropriate to share our mission and goals on this day.
The Lingering Emptiness
Run to Jesus with your emptiness. He will come sit in that lonesome place with you. Do it again and again and again.
New Life in the Hard Places
He has given me fresh eyes to see the beauty from ashes and new ears to hear the cry of the wounded. The hard, unforgiving rock will be a part of the landscape of life until my own Heaven Day, but so will the new things that continue to sprout.
Who Needs Lament?
Who needs lament? Not just bereaved parents but EVERY BELIEVER! All of us face hardship, pain, and suffering because we live in a broken world. When Jesus returns or we go to Heaven, we won’t face these things anymore, but for now, we all do. Understanding the beautiful gift of lament can be life-changing and life-giving.
A Buoy That Holds
Have you experienced earth-shattering, beyond belief storms yet in your life? If not, you will. The longer you live, the more you will experience these times of hardship, heartache, illness, pain, death, and overwhelming grief. The storms of earthly life unleash with great fury.