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Dealing with brokenness

Dealing with brokenness

What is brokenness? The dictionary defines brokenness as fractured, forcible separation, sundered by divorce, desertion by parents, having been violated, being in a state of disarray, a broken spirit, crushed by grief, suffering from a broken heart, financially or morally bankrupt, and not functioning. The 

Brittany Burns: Spectacular Wife and Mother

Brittany Burns: Spectacular Wife and Mother

Brittany Burns is a mother, wife, and someone who loves people. International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated on March 8th every year. It is an important day for women’s rights. On February 28, 1909, the Socialist Party of America organized a Women’s Day in New 

Faith, Hope & Love in Action

Faith, Hope & Love in Action

Faith, Hope & Love sustained me through 2020. Well! Hindsight is always 20|20. I can relate to Saint Augustine when he said “Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe”. As I saw my 

Finding Hope in the Midst of Suffering

Finding Hope in the Midst of Suffering

A Valuable Lesson on Hope Carolyn Gerber Hofauer created a meal train for us in April of this year. I love to volunteer, love to give, and for the first time in my life, I am on the receiving end. Gerry Bell challenged me to 

Discover the transformative attitude of gratitude

Discover the transformative attitude of gratitude

Gratitude is an antidote to negative emotions, a neutralizer of envy, hostility, worry, and irritation. It is savoring; it is not taking things for granted; it is present-oriented – Sonja Lyubomirsky Prologue On a cold day in January 2016, I am flying to London, UK,