Accept Adversity
Accepting adversity is sweet relief, and paradoxically, it helped me fight the cancer much better - together - with Him!
Category caretakers
In His Grip Podcast Interview – Abiding Through The Shadows
Explore how Terri Fornear learned to abide in and depend on the Lord for strength and reassurance while being primary caretaker of Joe during his cancer battle.
Do WE Play a Part in Mending a Broken Heart? – 3
Victor or Victim? Can grief turn toxic? Definitely. Sometimes hurt, pain and loss seem so overwhelming that we turn away from the Lord in despair and anger. This anger can take many forms, from outright rebellion, to self-pity, to passive…
Five Keys to Victory in Any Battle – #4 – Gift of God
Religion cannot achieve it; earthly pleasures cannot match it; psychology fails to reproduce it – let alone explain it; oppression can’t squash it, and confusion can’t overcome it. There’s no comparison to this incredible “gift of God” which Jesus offers.…
Lifting Each Other High
Anchored by entwining their roots with their fellow trees, together redwoods rise to incredible 200' heights! What an amazing Creator! And what a picture God reveals of the mutual support which we've seen among humans to hold and lift each other up!
The Cure for Bitterness
I’ve been reading the Book of Ruth this month. I love Naomi because she renamed herself Mara, which means “bitter.” “For the Almighty hast dealt very bitterly with me. I went out full and the Lord has brought me home…
The Pathway to God’s Kiss
The prodigal son … Was brave enough to ask his father for his inheritance early. Was honest enough to take his inheritance and leave his father. Was “true” enough to admit “stuff” was more desirable than staying with his father.…
Get It All Out To Get It All Out!
Healthy Venting – Part 1 Venting around the house is crucial. Furnaces vent harmful fumes from the contained fires they create in our homes. Water heaters vent fumes as well, and they also have a T&P relief valve to release…
Just Breathe – You Go First
Throughout most of December 2002, I shuttled between gym parking lots, determined not to miss either of my kid’s bi-weekly basketball games. As I moved about, I remember holding out my shirt to prevent chafing the stitches under my arm. After…
Secondhand Pain – Strength for Watching
-Terri Fornear Do you ever feel like you’re not going to make it through a situation? Hopeless and seeing no answers? That is how I feel when I watch someone I love in pain. Whether the pain is physical or…