by Marilyn Nutter | Jun 23, 2023 | grief, grief and loss, International Widows Day, ministry to widows, widowhood
Unlike other days of remembrance, you probably won’t get a calendar alert on your phone. Unless you are widowed the significance of the date escapes you. International Widows Day is observed annually on June 23. In 2010, the United Nations established the date to...
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 | 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...
