by Georgia Shaffer | Jul 30, 2019 | Uncategorized
“A time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance.” Ecclesiastes 3:4 NIV I suffered a huge disappointment recently, and as usual I began comparing my hurt and pain to that of my friends. A child who died. A husband who faced a terminal illness....
by Georgia Shaffer | Jul 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
“Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again—my Savior and my God!” Psalm 42:5-6a NLT When I was a little girl, the heart-shaped flowers of the bleeding heart plant fascinated me. On each arched stem hangs a string...
by Georgia Shaffer | Jul 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
“Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.” Psalm 107:6 NIV I had lost my spiritual footing but did not realize it. In an emotional fog and totally confused after the diagnosis of stage IV cancer, I felt disconnected...
by Georgia Shaffer | Jul 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
“Though he slay me, yet will I hope in him.” Job 13:15 NIV Some say I should never ask, “Why, God?” But, when I’m being authentic with God and myself, this question frequently runs through my mind. Why did I have cancer? Why has it recurred? Why did you do this to me,...
by Georgia Shaffer | Jul 2, 2019 | Uncategorized
LOSS! Losing, after all, is nothing we aspire to. We like to win. We love to win. We train to win and sacrifice to win. In business, we esteem the win-win. Often, however, on the way to winning, we must choose to lose. We give up our desire to sleep in and relax so we...
