Loss
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I don’t know what possessed me to do it. The thought of leaving my comfort zone gave me nightmares, yet in November of 2004 I signed up to go on a study abroad summer trip to the British Isles. I didn’t know anyone going on the trip. Plus, six-and-a-half weeks away from my home in Arizona sounded frightening. Maybe I had a random courageous streak...
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Feeling Grief Grieving is a unique experience. It’s a process that is as...
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How to Talk to the Broken Hearted Not sure why you are going through this personal tragedy? Searching...
Are you walking the road of infertility or miscarriage? Share the journey with an online mentor. I am a mother, but I don’t have a child to hug. I can’t brag about my baby’s first steps, the first day of school or graduation. I have no photographs. But I am a mother. My children are in heaven. After only two months of “trying”...
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Going through a tough time? Connect with a mentor for a supportive voice. In times of disappointment, heartache, sickness or discontent when the storms of life are raging all around God sometimes feels very far away. We can start to wonder why He let this happen, or why He isn’t doing something, right now, to stop it or fix it. He could...
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My cell phone rang on Monday morning while I was working at a client’s office. “Lori, can you meet me at home? I’ve just been let go from my job.” I packed up and got in the car and started to drive, my heart pounding, my mind racing…then the tears started, and I began to pray. Just the previous Sunday afternoon, Del and I had been talking...
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Facing infertility? Don't go through it alone, talk to an email mentor. When the professional advice isn't enough, and you've had your fill of well-meaning comments from those who haven't experienced infertility, Marlo Schalesky wants you to know you are not alone. The true stories she tells of couples who share your hopes, fears, frustrations,...
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At age 25, Melissa had moved to Germany to work for the American embassy. Shortly afterward, she started dating a man with whom she quickly became physically involved. They only slept together once, but that was all it took for Melissa to get pregnant. An easy solution eluded them. Melissa's boyfriend, Greg, didn't want someone else to raise the...
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Do you have a secret you don't think you could tell anyone? Confide in an email mentor who will come alongside you without judgment. From a young age I struggled with a lack of sexual identity. I was born on a tropical island to deliriously happy parents. My father was all man – robust, authoritative and protective, and my mother was all...
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