Today, I’m going to bring up a very delicate and difficult subject.   I know that many of you have experienced loss through the rejection, in one form or another, by a loved one. It is painful and our hearts ache.   We feel incredible, deep grief.   Anger and bitternes…

Over the past few weeks I have been sharing posts here on from my online small group entitled, "The Courage to Heal."  Even though the post below is one I wrote several years ago, when my loss was more recent, I though it was an important and appropriate post…

Do you ever feel like you’re on an emotional roller coaster?   One moment you’re smiling and happy and the next you’re blindsided with the pain of your loss?   That happened to me on Saturday.   I was happily organizing the shelves in our garage and was combining the c…

My summer blogging break turned into quite the never-ending summer!  After 7 months, I am finally back here at The Beauty in His Grip!  I can hardly believe how quickly those months have flown by. So many wonderful things have happened in the time I've been away an…