When The Most Wonderful Time of the Year Isn’t

12/16/2014Gospel, Holidays, Sharing the GospelChristmas, Comfort, Communion, forgiveness, grief, guilt, Hope, insignificant, mourn, prayer, Reconciliation, Religion, Salvation, sinMarcia Furrow 8 Comments

There was nothing unusual about her, she wasn’t much older than my own children and we exchanged smiles as Brian and I moved into the empty seats next to her. She didn’t sing during worship, but not everyone does. She shook my hand when we exchanged “Merry Christmas” greetings with our neighbors.

Then, the pastor started his sermon, “Christmas! The most wonderful time of the year… except when it isn’t” and she started to cry. Things weren’t wonderful continue here

What To Hold On To?

10/17/2014Death Grief and Mourning, Spiritual WalkBirthday, Comfort, daddy, death, Future, grief, heaven, Hope, mournMarcia Furrow 6 Comments

I’ve had this basket of flowers for 30 years. They’ve moved with us through six states and now I have to decide, will they go with us on this move.

It’s a hard decision to make. I look at these raggedy flowers that have been sitting on a shelf in a closet in my basement for the past eighteen years, and I remember the morning that Dad gave them to me: it was a Sunday, two days after I’d continue here

Memorial Day

05/23/2014Death Grief and Mourning, Holidays, Spiritual Walkdeath, Future, heaven, Hope, mournMarcia Furrow 4 Comments

Memorial Day is a day to remember and pay honor to military personnel who have died in the service of our country. I’ve only been to one military funeral; I was 9 or 10 years old and the fallen soldier was the son of my mother’s cousin.

When I was in High School, there was a Memorial Day program that paid tribute to “Gold Star Mothers”. The mother continue reading here

Decoration Day

05/20/2014Death Grief and Mourning, Holidays, Israeldeath, Future, grief, heaven, Hope, mournMarcia Furrow 6 Comments

Friday begins Memorial Day weekend. When I was a child the Friday before Memorial Day was always the last day of school; but what was really special about Memorial Day was going to the cemetery to decorate graves.

I think most cemeteries in the south find more here

Clinging to the Cross!

04/20/2014Death Grief and Mourning, Gospel, Holidays, Sharing the Gospel, Spiritual Walkabiding, born again, daddy, death, Easter, grief, heaven, Jesus, mourn, ornament, Reconciliation, Salvation, sinMarcia Furrow 4 Comments

Easter: When we celebrate Jesus death on the cross, His burial, and His resurrection. The empty tomb is foundational to the Christian faith. The empty tomb is Easter. But oh, how we love the cross! continue reading here

If this was a blessing to you, please share it to bless others...

If this was a blessing to you, please share it to bless others...

If this was a blessing to you, please share it to bless others...

If this was a blessing to you, please share it to bless others...

If this was a blessing to you, please share it to bless others...