Sometimes as friends we are afraid to bring up the burden. We don’t want to bring up a hard conversation that we dont know how to address. Or we might not want to stir up emotions, if they dont want to talk about it. A simple way to know and bless them is just ask.… Continue reading Bless a Burdened Family by Asking About Their Burden
Whatever your burden is, the moment it hits, you can feel very alone. In some instances, you can’t think of anyone else who is in that same boat and you feel a little helpless. That’s how I felt when our son was diagnosed with cancer. I didn’t have any friends who had kids with cancer. It’s… Continue reading Bless a Burdened Family by Sharing Your Experience
It can be so easy to be overcome by darkness, to believe lies, when you are in a burdened season. You can hear bad news and quickly jump to all the what if’s, and just that simple you are overcome with even more grief. That is why it is important for friends and family to… Continue reading Share Truth to Bless a Burdened Family
I believe the best thing you can do for a family, especially one that is experiencing any type of burden, is pray. When people say they are praying for me, I don’t know if they realize, but I feel and know that that is a big gift. We serve a big God. He cares, he… Continue reading Pray for a Burdened Family
I used to feel kind of useless, when a friend experienced a burden, especially with something that I had no experience. How could I really help when I had no comprehension of what they were going through? What could I say? My mind went blank and I felt that I would be no help. Sometimes… Continue reading Be There to Bless a Burdened Family
In January of this year, my son was diagnosed with cancer. It turned our world upside down and all of a sudden we were living day to day. Because of the aggressiveness of the cancer, we had to get treatments started right away. Every week from January 1 through the end of July, we had… Continue reading Introduction to Blessing a Burdened Family
Saturday was the best day of weather we have had all year. It was in the mid 70’s and the sun was shining high in the sky. (Just for some perspective it was 34 and snowed 6 inches the previous weekend.) You would expect that I would be outside basking in the sun, replenishing my… Continue reading Doing Strange Things and Meeting Real People
Average Housewife 