It is a huge blessing for us to help others turn to Jesus Christ for their hope.

Jim and I share a ministry together called GriefShare which is a Christian-based grief group for those grieving the loss of a loved one. We help facilitate this thirteen week program, twice a year at our church. It is a huge blessing for us to help others turn to Jesus Christ for their hope, encouragement and comfort, on their journey of grief.

They sometimes ask…

Widows and widowers sometimes ask us, “How can you love someone as much as you loved the man/woman you made your vows with the first time?”

The covenant was complete.

It’s true in my early months of grief, I believed I’d never find as good a guy as I’d been married to. Time passed, and I wanted companionship. I missed being held in someone’s arms. I missed sharing a meal. I missed my man opening my car door. Soon, I began thinking perhaps I could find someone. It’s important to understand that the vows I took with my first husband Bill were kept–until he died. The covenant was complete.  I was free to marry legally, but first, my heart needed to heal.

First covenant of marriage

Covenant as defined by the Scriptures is a solemn and binding relationship which is meant to last a life time.

Lost and found….

God used many things to help me walk the road of grief. One of them was a gift in disguise. I lost my job as an elementary music teacher. It was a small Christian school and our staff was very close. We mourned the death of our school (a lot of us didn’t have jobs after the school year ended), and they also mourned with me the loss of my first husband of 40 years. What was the gift? I got a job at the company where my husband, Bill worked. I worked in a department where I met people from all over the manufacturing plant. They knew him as George. Everywhere I turned, I remembered Bill and walked his steps. I learned a new job and also worked through my loss. I tell more of the story in my first book.

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