by Marilyn Nutter | Aug 23, 2021 | 2 Peter 1:3, disappointments, encouragement, Encouragement and growth, extraordinary treasure of generosity, faith, God's faithfulness, God's nearness, God's promises, grief and loss
Surprises in the weather often send us to a change of plans. One June, our family drove up the east coast from Virginia to Maine. The further north we drove, the temperature dropped. When we stopped for dinner and saw a woman exiting the restaurant wearing a heavy...
by Marilyn Nutter | Jun 21, 2021 | grief, grief and loss, International Widows Day, Uncategorized, widowhood
International Widows Day is observed annually on June 23. It’s not a day marked with streamers, balloons, and cake. It’s probably not in fine print on your calendar and you won’t get a calendar alert on your phone. Show of hands: have you ever heard about it? In 2010,...
by Marilyn Nutter | May 17, 2021 | anxiety, grief and loss, month of May
A good friend recently confessed she has a love-hate relationship with May. “It’s generally stressful, but this year May has turned from busy into overwhelmed. End of school, Mother’s Day, prom preparations, graduation …” Her list continued with additional difficult...
by Marilyn Nutter | Apr 6, 2021 | abundant life, All is Ours Day, encouragement, gratitude, grief and loss, morning walks, special days
I’ve been fascinated lately by unusual days on the calendar. No, I don’t mean one day the temperatures call for a tall glass of iced tea while considering spring planting, and the next day we’re curling up with a cup of hot chocolate reading a good book. Those...
by Marilyn Nutter | Mar 22, 2021 | broken heart, broken heart and Jesus, challenging days, disappointments, Easter, grief, grief and loss, widowhood, yoke
“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” Psalm 147:3 (ESV) It’s not an activity for teens today, but in my era, student government held newspaper drives to raise funds for activities. One Saturday morning, several of us piled into our teacher’s station...
by Marilyn Nutter | Dec 18, 2019 | change, Christmas, comfort, grief, grief and loss
Each year, I meet friends who have lost loved ones–parents, siblings, children, spouses, and best friends. What is the most wonderful time of the year for many, is the hardest for others. There have been several posts on Facebook related to grief during the...
