Last fall was the most difficult season in our 23 years of marriage.
I was afraid to leave the house. It seemed each week brought more disaster and grief. In the midst of it all, I started shutting down, disappearing, going into a self-imposed relational and spiritual coma in order to survive.
Can anyone else relate?
http://www.relevantmagazine.com/god/practical-faith/why-we-hide-when-life-gets-hard
This was very timely and freeing for me. I lost my dad in recent weeks, am facing the loss of my job and some potential ministry changes and find I have been withdrawing a good bit. This served as a call to both stay connected and to give myself grace to feel what I am feeling, while holding desperately to the hand of the King of all things. Thank you, Dorothy. Good words….good words.
Robin, Hold tight and there are those of us who love you deeply who want to stand with you.