Loss

As a young father of two precious children he lost his wife to a brain aneurysm. At that point he had to learn to stand on his knees.  Tommie Harris Jr. was a chubby kid, a high school athlete, a college football All-American and an NFL star. He learned to play through the pain at every level. This plan is the first of five in the series.


Playing Through the Pain: Growing in Darkness

This reading plan includes five daily devotions based on Mattie Jackson Selecman’s book Lemons on Friday: Trusting God Through My Greatest Heartbreak. This study will explore how each person uniquely walks through suffering and grief, and how faith in our redeeming God as we pursue healing ultimately brings hope for today and for the future.

Lemons on Friday: Trusting God Through My Greatest Heartbreak

What if gratitude didn’t depend on what we have, but on who God is? This 5-day devotional explores how to live with deep thankfulness even in the face of suffering, loss, and uncertainty. Drawing from Scripture, stories of my son Caleb’s courageous gratitude during his cancer journey, and moments of grace that I’ve seen after his passing, this plan invites you to discover a gratitude that is unshakable—because it’s rooted in God’s character, not our circumstances.

Gratitude: Rooted in God's Goodness

Finding The Light in Grief takes a deeper look into God's response to our sorrows through a study of John 11:35. Find Biblical truth in three minutes a day for one week in this study on Grief.

Finding the Light in Grief

Combat trauma can leave us feeling disoriented, confused, and alone. God desires to step into our pain with us and guide us to healing. In this five-day plan, you’ll discover biblical principles that combine insights from medical and psychiatric communities to begin the process of healing from combat trauma. 

Healing Combat Trauma

Running from the Heart was written from the broken heart of a mother as a legacy to her beautiful daughter, Rebecca, who unexpectedly, was called home to Heaven. Each devotional is based on Rebecca's journal entries that speak of a life well lived.  We pray that each devotional will inspire you on your own spiritual journey, to live a courageous life for Jesus Christ.

Running From The Heart

It’s tempting to think that we need to hide our hurts behind polite spirituality. But God invites us to be honest with him when we’re in pain. Voicing our heartache gives way to hope. This devotional plan walks you through the biblical pathway of lament, enabling you to pray through your pain as you cling to God’s promises. 

Getting Honest With God: Learn the 4 Practices of Lament

I imagine if you are reading this plan it is because you too have lost a dear loved one.  The empty void has a way of rearing the ugly head of grief and putting a fog over those left behind.  I too have battled grief and as I write this devotional, for the first time, I saw how God handled grief.  Come, learn with me!
	


The Way God Handled Grief

Until a person becomes a caregiver, they have no idea of the pressure and stress that accompanies the title.  A caregiver involves more than caring for an individual. It is being present daily and watching as their loved one or patient ebbs away.  Join me as we find there can be peace on this journey.