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What God Has to Say About Your Great Loss

Loss is really painful in the holidays.

overcoming loss in holidays
Our family’s loss shadows the holiday season/Steve Blaising/Lake Athens

I was in a boat launching from shore this past summer when I got the call.

My brother-in-law died unexpectedly at 57 just months before we lost dad.

So, our family gathers this holiday season with two vacant chairs.

How do suffering folks cope in the holidays?

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What God Has to Say About Your Great Loss

How to Land in Magical Places

I never expected the magical visitations after I buried my parents.

I’m not superstitious.  But, I believe the supernatural pokes into the everyday world in a wide variety of forms and places.

An unexpected visitor surprised me at my mother’s grave two years ago.

Magical places require faith
How to land in magical places before and after death/Steve Blaising

A very different visitor appeared days after my father died.

The one whose image you see on his gravestone.

I captured this moment on video.

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How to Land in Magical Places

Survive any nightmare with a good name

Your name is all you’ve got.  Once it’s gone, everything is gone.

We watched Christine Ford pour out her heart to the Senate Judiciary Committee.

survivng a good name
Ford and Kavanaugh, Who Told the Truth?/Saul Loeb/Getty Images

And then we took a break for lunch before Brett Kavanaugh appeared with heartfelt denials.

The FBI report showed no corroboration of Christine Ford’s sexual assault allegation against Brett Kavanaugh.

But, the long-term fallout for both is the damage to their name.

Here are 3 takeaways on how to survive this nasty world with a good name.

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Survive any nightmare with a good name

Three Essentials Necessary for a Wealthy and Peaceful Life

Three essentials for wealth and peace jumped at me from a tree!

3 Essentials for Wealth
500 year old Angel Oak tree/Dale Dudley/Shutterstock

No matter how smart or lucky you are, prosperity can elude your grasp.

You must grow 3 deep roots for a wealthy and peaceful life.

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Three Essentials Necessary for a Wealthy and Peaceful Life