It’s heavy. It feels like a burden. It feels like a weight. It’s complex. It is layered. At times it doesn’t make sense. It requires discernment. It demands time. It’s a marathon, not a sprint. It’s tender. It cuts deep. It needs tending. It searches for hope. A speck of light in the bleak, gray…Read more »
Tag: disappointment
Mid(ish)-Year Reflection
It’s hard for me to believe that the month of June is upon us. This year has been a blur, and yet, it has drudged on. I am entering a new season after what has felt like endless years of lament have lifted. It is hard, and at times disorienting, when a season that truly…Read more »
Grieving and Making Active Choices to Love
I continue to sit with my husband in a place that is painful and disheartening, only wondering what all he is holding as he does not always share the greatness of his emotions. I had a feeling that with my daughter and I having serious struggles the last few years, this year may be a…Read more »
Disappointment
This word sits heavy with me at this time. Disappointment can sit heavy in our hearts for a multitude of reasons. For me, disappointment sits heavy in my heart because of expectations, hope and as the dictionary defines- emotional dissatisfaction caused by a gap between expectations and reality. Expectations in humans, in myself, and in…Read more »