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  • Denial: Step One in the Seven Stages of Grief
    Posted on Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: denial, Ecclesiastes 7: 2, Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, five stages of grief, Grief, How to conquer grief, How to walk through grief, Seven stages of grief, University of Washington

    @carol_mcclain “It is better to go to a house of mourning than to go to a house of feasting, for death is the destiny of everyone; the living should take this to heart” (Ecc. 7:2, NIV). Grieving can be for any traumatic issue. In my life, I’m processing grief over multiple losses and problems. However, if you have experienced …[ read more ]

  • Ecclesiastes 1:18–Knowledge=Sorrow
    Posted on Thursday, October 11th, 2012 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: Ecclesiastes 1:18, Grief, knowledge, sorrow

        Much learning earns you much trouble. The more you know, the more you hurt. Eccl 1:18 This verse confused me. I love knowledge. I believed you can never have too much. But then, I discovered, the hard way, the more you know, the more you realize you don’t know. Then you find yourself …[ read more ]

  • Good Grief
    Posted on Thursday, April 19th, 2012 | Filed under Uncategorized | Tagged: Ecclesiastes 7, Grief, sorrow

    Good Grief (Photo credit: Camps ) It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart. 3 Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart …[ read more ]

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    • How To Get Mercy

      Carol McClain Blessed are the merciful for they shall receive mercy. Matthew 5:7 A segment of our society keeps saying we need to help adults who were raised in tough circumstances. Their ancestors had been abused  or their parents had been reprobates. Their pasts have dictated their future. They are innocent. As a Christian, I'm sad to say, I used to think "poppycock to that." They had resources, teaching, help. They could do this themselves. Look at me. I grew up in a home of alcoholics, in poverty, and with many poor examples to model my life on. I'm doing… ...[ full story ]

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