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Coping with Loss: A Daughter’s Reflection on Mourning
These past months have been a whirlwind of emotions. The desire to move forward from that day of losing our mother seems like it goes round and round, as the grief suddenly comes anytime. This is the ugly truth about losing our mothers. No matter how strong we thought we were, without her, we still…
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Beyond Grieving
What is it about grief that seems to be forever with us, the way we forever bury our loved ones? Losing one of them means entering into the journey of grief and a new normal where we walk a different path – not the same way as we had while we were with them. There…
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The Sting of Pain in Grieving
The day your mom dies is the day that you become a different person. A daughter or a son without a mother, so to speak. It feels like a part of you has died with her. As the days pass by, you will realize that there are questions lingering around as you live with grief…
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Learning How to Grieve
Grief is universal. This is how we feel when something we treasured or loved is taken away from us. It does not always pertain to losing a loved one. However, one of the most difficult aspects of grief is associated with losing our loved ones. Grief. It’s tagged as an elephant in the room, especially…
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Grieving for My Mother, Thanking God for His Sufficient Grace
When we lost our mom, it was a total shock. I thought I was dreaming. I still planned with her once she got out of the hospital. But, unfortunately, she won’t be able to know it anymore as she would go to a different house – a house of her own in the cemetery. During…
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Grieving Your Loss: A Journey to Healing
Nothing hurts the most than losing a loved one. Death is a familiar word that I keep talking about, yet it’s different when it hits personally. A few days ago, we lost our beloved mother. It felt surreal. It came as a shock, at least to our family. I know death comes to all. I…
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Resting in Hope
Do you feel overwhelmed with many things? We carry so many burdens that we sometimes want to shut ourselves off from this world. These past weeks, I have been stressed from work and other preparations needed for this holiday. I noticed that my way of coping is binge-watching series or comedy shows. I spent many…
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Staying Vigilant in Faith: 5 Essential Guidelines
One of the many things that I have learned in my Christian journey is to always test whatever you see, hear, and read regardless of the author being the most popular or the preacher is the most sought-after speaker. My mentor used to tell me that we must be careful with everything because so many…
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4 Things that Help Us Evaluate Religion and Jesus
We, humans are prone to worship God and involve ourselves in any spiritual means to attain our connection with Him. Since people become aware of this, man tries to make efforts to reconcile with God through different religions and spiritual awareness. We can always try our best to be good and to do service for…
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Coming Back to God after Drifting
Have you ever felt that God seemed so distant in your life? You start to question, why? You know that you go to church, you are in the ministry, and never miss a church service at church. Yet, when you are alone, you feel broken. Your prayers are empty and your time with the Lord…
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