Category Archives: sadness

I Still Grieve (But I Now I’m at Peace)

Posted on July 3, 2017 by

‘Who gathered this flower?’ The gardener answered, ‘The Master.’ And his fellow servant held his peace.” It was November 13th, in the year of our Lord 1999, was unlike any day I have ever experienced. A beating with a baseball … Continue reading →

Posted in advice, affliction, an intense love, battle, battle wounds, believer, Bible promises, bipolar disorder, broken believers, brokenness, Bryan's comments, children, compassion, conflict, death, despair, desperation, despondancy, devotional, difficulties, discipleship, encouragement, epilepsy, eternal life, faith, Father God, following Jesus, gentleness, grace, helpful, Jesus Christ, kindness, kingdom of God, kyrie eleison, lessons learned,, life, life lessons, lost causes, memories, mental illness, pain, personal comments, personal testimony, presence of God, questions, quite useful,, rest in God, sadness, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, sorrow, spiritual lessons, strength, suffering, thoughtful and aware, transparency, trust, understanding, Very helpful, weakness, wisdom | 13 Comments

Valley of Tears

Posted on June 13, 2017 by

As they pass through the Valley of Baka, they make it a place of springs; the autumn rains also cover it with pools. Psalm 84:6 (NIV). The word “baka” means tears. In Psalm 84, the sons of Korah write their … Continue reading →

Posted in a holy shelter, affliction, comfort, despair, grief, hope, Linda K., Linda Kruschke, loneliness, pain, poem prayer, poetry, psalms, sadness, trials | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

What Could Have Been

Posted on May 16, 2017 by

“Many of us crucify ourselves between two thieves – regret for the past and fear of the future.”   ~Fulton Oursler Regret is an ugly thing. Dictionary.com describes “regret” as, to feel remorse for, or to feel sorrow over. It is … Continue reading →

Posted in believer, difficulties, discipleship, downloads, grace, Jesus Christ, lost causes, mental illness, personal comments, regret, sadness, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, spiritual lessons, temptation, understanding | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Tears with a Purpose

Posted on May 14, 2017 by

I’ve been thinking a lot about tears lately—in part because Pastor Bryan pointed out to me how many hits my post titled God Keeps Your Tears in a Bottle has had, in part because I’ve cried more than a few tears … Continue reading →

Posted in affliction, broken believers, brokenness, compassion, deliverance, depression, despondancy, discernment, forgiveness, forgiving sin, frustration, God, grace, guest teacher, intercession, Jesus Christ, Linda Kruschke, pain, poetry, ragamuffins, rascals and strugglers, regret, rest in God, sadness, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, sorrow | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

I Came to Love You Late [Regret]

Posted on March 10, 2017 by

Regrets are a funny thing. You really start to gather them when you get into your fifties. They are a bit sticky, once you have them, they’re hard to get rid of— (kind of like dog hair on a nice … Continue reading →

Posted in accepting Christ, advice, aging, alert, an intense love, availability, battle, believer, Bible promises, blessings, correction, darkness, derailment, devotional, difficulties, discernment, discipleship, encouragement, endurance, eternity, faith, following Jesus, forgiving sin, frustration, God, God's dealings, grace, hearing His voice, humility, Jesus Christ, joy, judging, lessons learned,, life, life lessons, lordship, love, meaning, memories, my limitations, oblivious, past, peace, personal comments, pleasing God, pleasing self, purpose, questions, rascals and strugglers, regrets, repentance, rest in God, resurrection, sadness, scars, seeking God, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, shame, sin, sorrow, spiritual lessons, spiritual thirst, struggle, tangled up, teaching, thoughtful and aware, transformation, truth, understanding, weary, wisdom, worry, zeal | 6 Comments

Confession – A Villanelle

Posted on December 12, 2016 by

This poem is written in the “villanelle* form. I wrote it as a reminder to myself of how hard the darkness of depression can be, so that I don’t lose my compassion for those in my world who are struggling … Continue reading →

Posted in affliction, brokenness, compassion, darkness, depression, Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, Linda Kruschke, poetry, sadness, spiritual lessons | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Almost Holy, [Almost]

Posted on September 22, 2016 by

“And I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. I want to do what is right, but I can’t. 19 I want to do what is good, but I don’t. I don’t want to do what is … Continue reading →

Posted in affliction, an intense love, apostasy, battle, battle wounds, believer, Bible, brokenness, bruised mind, change, christlikeness, conflict, confusion, deliverance, delusions, despair, desperation, devotional, difficulties, discipleship, encouragement, failure, faith, following Jesus, frustration, God, grace, healing, holiness, humility, Jesus Christ, kyrie eleison, lessons learned,, life lessons, lost causes, mercy, mood swings, obedience, personal comments, poverty, pride, questions, quotes, regret, religion, sadness, scars, self hatred, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, sin, spiritual lessons, spiritual warfare, theology, transformation, transparency, understanding, Very helpful, waiting | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments