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

Scott Hamilton’s Three Brain Tumors: No Reason to Be Discouraged

Discouraged is not a familiar word to this owner of a three-time brain tumor.

After the 2018 Winter Olympics, famed gold medalist Scott Hamilton reflected on a television talk show about adoption, cancer, and his recurring brain tumor.

Scott Hamilton Olympic champion
Scott Hamilton shares his story on TODAY

How does he thrive with anxiety?

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Scott Hamilton’s Three Brain Tumors: No Reason to Be Discouraged

Savvy Ways to Transform Worry into Peace

Worry loves to fight for my brain the first moment of the day.

If the externals are bright, my brain rings peace.

But, if the externals are scary, my brain goes off like a cat in a hen house!

Bobcat stirring up anxiety
Bobcat stirring anxiety in the hen house/Doovi

Jeffrey Weiss, a business reporter for the Dallas Morning News, recently died of brain cancer.

One of his last columns made me curious about his approach to freaking nerves.

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Savvy Ways to Transform Worry into Peace