The number one question I see among loss parents is "Why didn't God answer my prayer?" This must-read post by Karen Harmening addresses this very important topic. Thank you, Karen for your gracious and careful look at this sensitive issue.
Author: Kim Nolywaika
Kim Nolywaika grew up in New York and Florida before going west at age twenty-five; she has been married to Manfred Nolywaika since 1989. The Nolywaikas live in a little off-grid log house somewhere south of Fairbanks, Alaska and have four grown children, one of whom currently lives in Heaven.
Four Years After the Death of our Son: Some of the Positives
Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; And patience, …
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Thoughts for a Young Man on His Last Night on Earth
In my flesh shall I see God. Job 19:26 "Take realizing views of heaven’s bliss; think what it will be to you. 'Thine eyes shall see the King in His beauty.' All earthly brightness fades and darkens as we gaze upon it, but here is a brightness which can never dim, a glory which can …
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The Diamonds of Heaven: Charles Spurgeon
Do not think that your prayers, however weak or trembling, will be unregarded. Our God not only hears prayers, but also loves to hear them. "He does not forget the cry of the humble."
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Holiday Haiku
Memories linger Drift around and settle down In an empty chair Photo: Josef Nolywaika Precious Memories - Lyrics by J.B.F. Wright Precious memories, unseen angels, Sent from somewhere to my soul; How they linger, ever near me, And the sacred past unfold. Chorus: Precious memories, how they linger, How they ever flood my soul; In …
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Lens-Artists Challenge #73 – COLD
Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion. For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee. He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat. He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very swiftly. He giveth …
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A Living Redeemer, A Sure Hope
This world holds few guarantees. Here's One you can depend on. "Job was taught of God to believe in a living Redeemer; to look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come; he comforted himself with the expectation of these. Job was assured, that this Redeemer of sinners from …
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Grief: Keeping Our Emotions in Check
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. Galatians 5:22,23 A beautiful Autumn day, a cup of tea with my husband, a visit from our daughter, Sunday worship, evenings with our remaining boys still at home - all these give rise …
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Still Waters
The Twenty-Third Psalm A Psalm of David The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley …
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Letter to a Stricken Soul -A.W. Pink
My dear brother, My heart goes out to you in sympathy in this dark hour, and I feel my helplessness to comfort you. The loss you have sustained is far greater than any human creature can make up--your suffering is too acute for any fellow-mortal to alleviate. I may endeavor to pour into your sorely-wounded …
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Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing
"...streams of mercy, never ceasing, call for songs of loudest praise." https://youtu.be/KOWqMwqzUjM Hans' Favorite Hymn In 1752, a young Robert Robinson attended an evangelical meeting to heckle the believers and make fun of the proceedings. Instead, he listened in awe to the words of the great preacher George Whitefield, and in 1755, at the age …
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What A Gathering
1. On that bright and golden morning, when the Son of Man shall come, And the radiance of His glory we shall see; When from ev’ry clime and nation He shall call His people home, What a gath’ring of the ransomed that will be! Refrain What a gath’ring, what a gath’ring, What a gath’ring of …
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Believing
Believing . . . that God rules all, that He governs wisely, that He brings good out of evil the believer is enabled calmly to meet each trial as it comes. He can in the spirit of true resignation pray, "Send me what you will, my God--so long as it comes from You! A bad …
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Child Loss: Why We Are Uncomfortable
When someone is widowed in old age or loses an elderly parent, perhaps after a long decline in health, we can easily understand that there is tremendous grief and sadness felt by loved ones left behind. We can identify with what they are going through, to a certain extent, because the loss follows the usual …
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