We just finished the season of Christmas, and I’ve decided to close this blog series a little early. I leave you with this—grief really does become easier over time. I’m working on my fourth year without my husband and for the most part, I’m doing well emotionally. The last few years, I’ve suffered deep depression… Continue reading Blessings- Ruth 4:14
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The Day of No Fear- Ruth 2:1-3
There was a point during my husband’s illness when I realized the full meaning of fully relying in God. It was ten years ago, right before he received a liver transplant. He’d been on disability for a while, and I was an unpaid caregiver who hadn’t had a job in years. I hadn’t even published… Continue reading The Day of No Fear- Ruth 2:1-3
Call Me Mara. Ruth 1:18-22
In verse 20 of Ruth chapter 1, Naomi tells her friends to call her Mara. It means bitter and I totally get that request. I’ve grieved for family members and friends before, but nothing compares to the grief of losing a spouse. I have a friend at church who lost her husband a month after… Continue reading Call Me Mara. Ruth 1:18-22
I Will Follow Him. Ruth 1:14-17
At times I’ve wondered if God maybe took the wrong spouse. My husband was well loved by everyone who knew him, and I’m not. I have an INTJ personality type—the one usually depicted as the villain. Add in my C-PTSD, and things go from bad to worse. Of the two of us, I’d say the… Continue reading I Will Follow Him. Ruth 1:14-17
Who Decides When it’s Time to Go? Ruth 1:10-13
When I received training to do my husband’s dialysis at home, I was told I could nick the artery where the needles went in and I wouldn’t be able to stop the bleeding. It would mean a trip to the ER, and he could possibly die from it. Nothing like knowing you could cause your… Continue reading Who Decides When it’s Time to Go? Ruth 1:10-13
Blessed Friendships- Ruth 1:6-9
I didn’t expect to lose friendships when I lost my husband, but I did. Some just weren’t close enough to go through a hardship with me and some were close enough but had no desire to grieve with me. It made me lonelier and more bitter than I already was from losing my husband. Somewhere… Continue reading Blessed Friendships- Ruth 1:6-9
The Long Goodbye- Ruth 1:1-5
The Long Goodbye—Ruth 1:1-5 Based on the first five verse in Ruth chapter 1, I believe Naomi may have experienced a type of long goodbye. Her children were born during a time of famine. Their very names speak to this— Mahlon means sickness and Chilion means wasting away. The Bible doesn’t say, but it wouldn’t… Continue reading The Long Goodbye- Ruth 1:1-5
Andrea Boyd 