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
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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 