Tag: grieving

• It’s Not All The Same

  Well-meaning people would say that my issue with the loss of yet another thing that basically defines my adulthood is “the same.” The funny thing about grief is that none of it hits the same. Even how quickly I get to the point of mourning over the loss of a thing is different. I understand…

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  February 14, 2024

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• Updates on My Life

  A few days ago, we had to put Foxxy (the dog pictured above, standing on my mom’s front porch) down. She was about 14 and it was just… time to let her go. I had emotionally let Foxxy go a few months ago when her hips started to go out, but for my mom, it…

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  February 13, 2024

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• Endings Bring New Beginnings

  This weekend I am on the last Christmas/New Year’s, help-people-with-their-dogs adventure for at least two weeks. I promise I really did quit dog-sitting as a business. Last year Erica would wonder how much “quitting” was actually had… Speaking of Last Year Erica… I was thinking about a year ago today. I remember how tired and…

  ericamaehenning

  December 30, 2023

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• Healing In Grief

  Today I went to the memorial service for Steve (pictured above). He had’t been sick for very long, so it was surprising that it happened so fast. He passed away on Monday and I knew immediately that I was going to be at his memorial service once the time was announced. There are other people…

  ericamaehenning

  September 9, 2023

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  church, death, depression, evangelism, family, father, friends, God, grief, grieving, growth, healing, Jesus, Kansas City, Life, loss, social media, story, storytelling, vulnerability, vulnerable, writing

• Update On “The Purge”…

  *note: I will be saying “we” when talking about things the Lord is having me do because He has been using it when talking to me about what I need to do… it’s just the language and not so much that He is doing any of the physical stuff except directing me on what to…

  ericamaehenning

  August 2, 2023

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  depression, family, friends, God, grief, grieving, growth, healing, Jesus, Life, loss, reading, self-care, vulnerability, vulnerable

• To Obey Is Better Than Keeping Stuff

  There I was, minding my own business and cleaning my regular Monday client’s house while listening to a podcast, when all of a sudden I feel the distinct voice of the Lord: “I want you to purge your bedroom.” I had to stop everything for a minute because I was so taken aback by that…

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  July 25, 2023

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• Time To Move On

  As I get older and notice patterns in my life more often, I take the time to stop and address why the pattern is even there to begin with. What started this pattern?When did this pattern start?Why is it still a part of my life?Is it necessary? In this case, the pattern is thinking of…

  ericamaehenning

  June 27, 2023

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• Memorial Day Thoughts

  Last night, I did some beta-reading for a friend of mine and then went to bed. Although that doesn’t usually bode well for my sleep, I did it anyway. If I read anything before bed, I have to have a time of unwinding, which is usually just listening to music and thinking about what I…

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  May 28, 2023

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