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BLOSSOM TIPSHOW TO COPE WITH GUILT AND GRIEF AFTER REHOMING YOUR DOG7 TIPS FOR DEALING WITH CONTROLLING PARENTS The "She Blossoms" blogs were created by Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen, author of Growing Forward When You Can't Go Back. Her Blossom Tips help women move into new seasons of life. WHAT TO DO WHEN GRIEF OVERWHELMS YOU Your body, mind, and spirit knows what to do. 3. Take care of your grief before it overwhelms you. Once upon a time, a guy broke into my apartment and tried to rape me. For months after, I experienced overwhelming feelings of terror, anxiety, fear and grief. They were uncontrollable, and they reared up at unexpected times. WHAT TO REMEMBER WHEN YOU FEEL LIKE NO ONE CARES Mark mentioned one of the most important things to remember when you’re struggling with feelings of loneliness, abandonment, and even self-hatred: You won’t always feel this way. This, too, shall pass. 1. Know that you won’t always feel alone and unloved. I know what it HOW TO BE ALONE AFTER YEARS OF MARRIAGE Honoring your spouse’s memory can bring you peace and comfort, and even a sprinkle of joy. One of the most important ways to heal the pain after losing someone you love is to take time to process your loss. Give yourself as much time as you need. Your soul will heal and you will learn how to be alone after years of marriage, even though

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HEALING YOUR HEART AFTER LOSING YOUR DOG The truth is that you never ‘get over it’ after you lose your dog. Your heart, soul, and spirit have experienced the unconditional and amazing love of a dog – and you’ll never be the same. Your dog’s paw prints are on your heart, and will stay there forever. While you can’t overcome the pain and grief of your dog’s death, you can 5 GENTLE WAYS TO STOP GRIEVING AND START LETTING GO Learning how to stop grieving and start letting go is about accepting what God has allowed in your life with a hearty and true “amen”! Saying “so be it” means you accept what life has thrown your way, and you know deep in your heart that He really is working together all things for your good (Romans 8:28 for the Christians in the crowd). COMFORT AND HOPE AS YOU GRIEVE YOUR HUSBAND’S DEATH Comfort and Hope – Grieving Your Husband’s Death. The grieving process is painful, energy-draining, and time-consuming — but only if you do it right. And, by “right”, I mean both constructively and in a manner that is right for you. You may have heard about the seven stages to the grieving process: denial, anger, guilt, depression IS GOD PUNISHING YOU FOR SOMETHING YOU DID? Feeling like you’re being punished by God is normal for two reasons: 1) life is filled with difficult losses, terrible tragedies, and dry stretches of boredom and loneliness; and 2) you are human, which means you screw up. You make mistakes, hurt others, COMFORTING PRAYERS FOR THE LOSS OF A BELOVED DOG OR CAT A final prayer for comfort after the loss of a pet dog or cat. Dear Friend, I pray for healing from the grief and guilt you feel over the loss of your pet dog or cat. May you find comfort, hope and peace in the knowledge that your pet is resting in peace. Your dog isn’t in pain, your cat’s spirit is at ease. 17 SYMPATHY GIFT IDEAS FOR SOMEONE WHO LOST A MOM 12. Clinging Cross (a Christian sympathy gift for the loss of mother) The Wonderful Clinging Cross: Handheld Comfortable Cross is designed to perfectly fit in anyone’s hand. This sympathy gift after the loss of a mother is a constant reminder that God is near and real. Christian cross sympathy gift. BLOSSOM TIPSHOW TO COPE WITH GUILT AND GRIEF AFTER REHOMING YOUR DOG7 TIPS FOR DEALING WITH CONTROLLING PARENTS The "She Blossoms" blogs were created by Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen, author of Growing Forward When You Can't Go Back. Her Blossom Tips help women move into new seasons of life. WHAT TO DO WHEN GRIEF OVERWHELMS YOU Your body, mind, and spirit knows what to do. 3. Take care of your grief before it overwhelms you. Once upon a time, a guy broke into my apartment and tried to rape me. For months after, I experienced overwhelming feelings of terror, anxiety, fear and grief. They were uncontrollable, and they reared up at unexpected times. WHAT TO REMEMBER WHEN YOU FEEL LIKE NO ONE CARES Mark mentioned one of the most important things to remember when you’re struggling with feelings of loneliness, abandonment, and even self-hatred: You won’t always feel this way. This, too, shall pass. 1. Know that you won’t always feel alone and unloved. I know what it HOW TO BE ALONE AFTER YEARS OF MARRIAGE Honoring your spouse’s memory can bring you peace and comfort, and even a sprinkle of joy. One of the most important ways to heal the pain after losing someone you love is to take time to process your loss. Give yourself as much time as you need. Your soul will heal and you will learn how to be alone after years of marriage, even though

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HOW TO COPE WHEN YOUR HUSBAND DIES UNEXPECTEDLY AT HOME Force yourself to visit at least three times. Drop in, even if you haven’t called or registered first. Sit at the back if you want; you don’t have to say a word about your husband’s unexpected home death. Just be in the company of other women who are experiencing the loss of their husbands or partners. 10 THOUGHTFUL GIFT IDEAS FOR PARENTS AND KIDS WITH CANCER Pair the socks with a good pair of slippers or a plush blanket (see below), and you’ll have found the perfect gift for both parents and kids with with cancer. 2. A blanket of love, hope and faith. The Positive Energy – Healing Thoughts – Gifts for Cancer Survivors is a gift the whole family can share. HOW TO SAFELY TREAT A DOG’S SCRATCHED EYE Vetericyn Ophthalmic Gel is a very popular eye ointment for dogs. It’s safe, and may help keep a dog’s scratched eye free from infection. Infection is the scariest thing about eye scratches in dogs, because an infection could cause eye loss. And that would put my dog at a serious disadvantage at the dog park! 5 GENTLE WAYS TO STOP GRIEVING AND START LETTING GO Learning how to stop grieving and start letting go is about accepting what God has allowed in your life with a hearty and true “amen”! Saying “so be it” means you accept what life has thrown your way, and you know deep in your heart that He really is working together all things for your good (Romans 8:28 for the Christians in the crowd). HOW TO DEAL WITH GUILT AFTER YOUR MOM DIES 3. Write about your mom’s death and your guilty feelings. Writing can help you stop obsessing, ruminating, and reciting the same guilty feelings over and over. Writing everything down – with a pen and paper, no matter how difficult or painful it feels – is a WHY YOU HAVE NO ENERGY WHEN YOU'RE GRIEVING Grief affects your physical body, not just your emotions and spirit. That’s one of the reasons why you have no energy in the grieving process: your loss actually impacts your stomach, gut, heart, and muscles. 2. The emotional experience of grief is physically exhausting. Your emotions are directly connected to your physical

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HELPING YOUR SISTER THROUGH GRIEF AFTER HER HUSBAND DIES Take a deep breath, and allow your spiritual self to overcome your anxious mind and tense body. Bring a calm, relaxed, peaceful presence to your sister. Bring a sense of God’s peace and presence. This will help her cope with the grief of her husband’s death more than

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COPING WITH ABUSE WHEN YOU CAN'T LEAVE HOME Coping with abusive parents is hard even if you can escape by going to school, work, or to a friend's place. But how do you survive the abuse when you're stuck in the house? You can't just pack up and leave home - especially if you're isolated or have nowhere to go. BLOSSOM TIPSHOW TO COPE WITH GUILT AND GRIEF AFTER REHOMING YOUR DOG7 TIPS FOR DEALING WITH CONTROLLING PARENTS The "She Blossoms" blogs were created by Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen, author of Growing Forward When You Can't Go Back. Her Blossom Tips help women move into new seasons of life. HOW TO FIGURE OUT WHAT GOD WANTS YOU TO DO “What is the purpose of my life, where do I fit in?” asks Callie on 6 Practical Ways to Find God’s Call on Your Life.. “I believe God created me for a purpose and I’m meant to do great things but I feel stagnant and overwhelmed. IS GOD PUNISHING YOU FOR SOMETHING YOU DID? Feeling like you’re being punished by God is normal for two reasons: 1) life is filled with difficult losses, terrible tragedies, and dry stretches of boredom and loneliness; and 2) you are human, which means you screw up. You make mistakes, hurt others, WHAT TO REMEMBER WHEN YOU FEEL LIKE NO ONE CARES Here’s how to get through a season of feeling lost, unwanted, and like no one cares about you. Believe me – you are not alone! Every human being, no matter how loved or happy they seem to be on the outside, at some point feels like nobody cares. Some of us hide and bury our feelings because of embarrassment or shame. HEALING YOUR HEART AFTER LOSING YOUR DOG our female basset hound (charme) died on 4/4/21 somewhere early in the morning. She started getting sick the first of March (2021), she had been normally eating good but around first of March she started throwing up and having diarrhea, a few of our other basset hounds also had same thing but after a day or so they became ok but charme would not eat after that. my wife fed her by mouth dog HELPING YOUR SISTER THROUGH GRIEF AFTER HER HUSBAND DIESSEE MORE ON

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BLOSSOM TIPSHOW TO COPE WITH GUILT AND GRIEF AFTER REHOMING YOUR DOG7 TIPS FOR DEALING WITH CONTROLLING PARENTS The "She Blossoms" blogs were created by Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen, author of Growing Forward When You Can't Go Back. Her Blossom Tips help women move into new seasons of life. HOW TO FIGURE OUT WHAT GOD WANTS YOU TO DO “What is the purpose of my life, where do I fit in?” asks Callie on 6 Practical Ways to Find God’s Call on Your Life.. “I believe God created me for a purpose and I’m meant to do great things but I feel stagnant and overwhelmed. IS GOD PUNISHING YOU FOR SOMETHING YOU DID? Feeling like you’re being punished by God is normal for two reasons: 1) life is filled with difficult losses, terrible tragedies, and dry stretches of boredom and loneliness; and 2) you are human, which means you screw up. You make mistakes, hurt others, WHAT TO REMEMBER WHEN YOU FEEL LIKE NO ONE CARES Here’s how to get through a season of feeling lost, unwanted, and like no one cares about you. Believe me – you are not alone! Every human being, no matter how loved or happy they seem to be on the outside, at some point feels like nobody cares. Some of us hide and bury our feelings because of embarrassment or shame. HEALING YOUR HEART AFTER LOSING YOUR DOG our female basset hound (charme) died on 4/4/21 somewhere early in the morning. She started getting sick the first of March (2021), she had been normally eating good but around first of March she started throwing up and having diarrhea, a few of our other basset hounds also had same thing but after a day or so they became ok but charme would not eat after that. my wife fed her by mouth dog HELPING YOUR SISTER THROUGH GRIEF AFTER HER HUSBAND DIESSEE MORE ON

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WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU LOSE CONFIDENCE IN YOURSELF No matter how self-confident you are, it’s normal to occasionally lose confidence in yourself. If you’ve recently experienced a breakup, job loss, relationship conflict or some other failure (real or imagined), your self-confidence is even more likely to falter. Here, you’ll find my favorite ways to rebuild your confidence and renew your self-esteem. The most Read More »What to Do 10 THOUGHTFUL GIFT IDEAS FOR PARENTS AND KIDS WITH CANCER 10 Ideas and Gifts for Parents of Kids With Childhood Leukemia. These tips and gift ideas for helping parents cope with childhood leukemia range from practical (donate money to the family to help with the costs of hospital parking, giving gifts to help with healing and recover from chemotherapy) to spiritual (pray for strength, courage,

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COMFORTING PRAYERS FOR THE LOSS OF A BELOVED DOG OR CAT In I Will See You in Heaven, Friar Jack Wintz describes how God has always taken care of His beloved animals – from the Garden of Eden to Noah and the Ark.In this book, you’ll find wisdom, comfort, and the reassuring hope that we will see our cats and dogs and other animals in heaven. Friar Jack Wintz’s bestselling book now includes readers’ photos of their beloved four-footed COPING WITH LIFE WHEN YOU FEEL NUMB AND EMPTY 4 Ways to Come Alive When You Feel Dead Inside. Explore different ideas and find what might work for you.It’s ironic because you may have no motivation or low energy. 5 GENTLE WAYS TO STOP GRIEVING AND START LETTING GO Learning how to stop grieving and start letting go is about accepting what God has allowed in your life with a hearty and true “amen”! Saying “so be it” means you accept what life has thrown your way, and you know deep in your heart that He really is working together all things for your good (Romans 8:28 for the Christians in the crowd). COMFORT AND HOPE AS YOU GRIEVE YOUR HUSBAND’S DEATH I’ve written several articles to help women grieve their husband’s death, such as How to Get Through the Day When You’re a Grieving Widow and Help Starting Over in Your 60s After Your Husband Dies.. However, reading a print book that you can write in, dog ear, and flip through is much better. 10 WAYS TO STRENGTHEN YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT What stands out to me about Leviticus 6 is the lack of the Holy Spirit. Jesus Christ is foreshadowed in the book of Leviticus; He is the High Priest, and His life is the sacrifice that takes the place of all the animal and grain offerings in the Old Testament. HOW TO COPE WHEN YOU FEEL FORCED TO STAY IN A RELATIONSHIP Maybe you feel forced to stay in an unhealthy relationship, unhappy marriage, boring job or broken home. Maybe you can’t leave because you don’t have money, support, strength or willpower. Maybe you feel too guilty to leave, or you’re responsible to take care of your

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HOW TO DEAL WITH GUILT AFTER YOUR MOM DIES When you're learning how to deal with guilt after your mom dies, remember that she couldn't love you any more than she did when she died. You weren't a perfect daughter, she wasn't a perfect mother, and you didn't have a perfect mother-daughter relationship. But you had each otherand that has to be good enough. HOW TO RESPOND TO A MOTHER-IN-LAW WHO DOESN'T LIKE YOU These tips for getting along with a mother-in-law who hates you will help you deal with the most difficult family problems. You can't make your mother-in-law love you - or even stop hating you - but you can change how you respond to her. And that can change everything. BLOSSOM TIPSHOW TO COPE WITH GUILT AND GRIEF AFTER REHOMING YOUR DOG7 TIPS FOR DEALING WITH CONTROLLING PARENTSBLOSSOM TIPSBLOSSOM COOKING TIPSBLOSSOM DIY TIPSBLOSSOM BLAST TIPSBLOSSOM KITCHEN TIPSBLOSSOM

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6 WAYS TO DEAL WITH GUILTY FEELINGS WHEN YOU MOVE ON Those eyes help you let go.”. 5. Learn how other people move on and deal with guilty feelings. “Getting unstuck requires being truthful with yourself about how you feel – still angry, sad, or anxious, even though you wish you weren’t – but holding out the possibility that someday you might feel better,” writes Dr Sills. 7 REASONS YOU FEEL STUCK IN THE GRIEVING PROCESS 7 Ways to Survive the Healing Process 🔥 (Getting Through Pain Without Suffering) 5. The degree to which you grieved your past losses “Imagine that when a woman was a child of seven or eight, her mother died,” writes Neeld in Seven Choices: Finding Daylight after Loss Shatters Your World.. “And imagine that, as a child, the woman had no guidance on how to grieve and, subsequently HOW TO SAFELY TREAT A DOG’S SCRATCHED EYE Vetericyn Ophthalmic Gel is a very popular eye ointment for dogs. It’s safe, and may help keep a dog’s scratched eye free from infection. Infection is the scariest thing about eye scratches in dogs, because an infection could cause eye loss. And that would put my dog at a serious disadvantage at the dog park! HOW TO COPE WHEN YOU FEEL FORCED TO STAY IN A RELATIONSHIP Maybe you feel forced to stay in an unhealthy relationship, unhappy marriage, boring job or broken home. Maybe you can’t leave because you don’t have money, support, strength or willpower. Maybe you feel too guilty to leave, or you’re responsible to take care of your

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IS GOD PUNISHING YOU FOR SOMETHING YOU DID? Feeling like you’re being punished by God is normal for two reasons: 1) life is filled with difficult losses, terrible tragedies, and dry stretches of boredom and loneliness; and 2) you are human, which means you screw up. You make mistakes, hurt others, 7 IDEAS FOR CHRISTIANS WHO DON'T FIT IN AT CHURCH Do you feel like you don’t fit in at church? I confess that I’m a bit of a church hopper, even though church is an important way for me to worship and follow Jesus Christ in more meaningful ways.My husband and I have attended five churches in 13 years of marriage, which means

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How do you survive your first Valentine’s Day as a widow? After your husband dies any Valentine’s Day is hard, but the first February 14 is particularly painful. These ideas for coping with Valentine’s Day after a husband’s death are inspired by a reader’s comment and question. February 14 is hard not just because she’s a widow, but because it’s also their wedding anniversary. 3 TIPS FOR MEETING YOUR DAD FOR THE FIRST TIME

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