Do you ever feel like you’re walking with God all alone? God encouraged me and gave me hope this week in the transition from Judges to Ruth.
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Helping Your Hurting Loved Ones
When someone we love is going through a difficult time we want to help them. We wonder if we could say or do just the right thing to make it all better. Or if we could say or do the wrong thing and ruin everything! Don’t be afraid to be there for them! Understanding their stress response can give you the key to being a comforting friend.
4 Ways of Coping Under Pressure (The Stress Balloon)
We thought we would handle grief so well together, until the rubber hit the road. Then he wanted to talk. And I really didn’t. We weren’t coping well.
Discovering the four ways of coping under pressure gave us an understanding of how and why we respond differently in difficult times.
The Stress Balloon, Part 3: The Balloon Artist
When stress piles up the pressure builds, like a balloon. But we have the ultimate balloon artist to make something beautiful out of our difficulties.
The Stress Balloon, Part 2: A Balloon Bouquet
When difficulties hit we may be tempted to hunker down. To hole up and wait for the sadness to pass. But a balloon bouquet is so much more beautiful than a single desperate balloon trying to go it alone. Stress needs community.