Dear one, Where are you looking? What are you gazing at? Are you gazing at your suffering? I know I did. For a long time, I was not only looking at my suffering and my pain, but I was obsessed with it. It consumed my every moment and my every thought. I Read more…
I’m convinced that there are two kinds of people in the world: Those who make New Year’s resolutions and those who don’t. I’m the former. I love a new year and a new start. It’s a time of motivation, momentum, and hope that change is coming! Whether you’re a resolution Read more…
Have you ever thought of Reclaiming a food? Well, if you’re looking at your calendar for next week with trepidation about the food you place on your plate for Thanksgiving, you’re not alone! You may need to Reclaim some food. I’m writing this blog in November 2020. Although Thanksgiving will Read more…
So, your friend has asked you to help her reclaim something… That’s awesome! But what the heck does that mean? This blog will help to explain to you how to prepare to be a “Reclaiming Buddy,” and how to actually support your friend during a reclaiming event. First, what is Read more…
We’re getting so close to the end of the year, and let’s be honest, 2020 has been a struggle! It has been for me. Quarantine, complicated racial tension and crazy politics have led us to a lot of fear. I’ve inevitably made choices to try to limit my exposure to Read more…
Dating after divorce or after a breakup can be really challenging! How do you know if your new relationship is a rebound relationship? “I should be healed by now,” you say to yourself. “I just want to move on.” You think about him. The ex. Maybe he has someone to Read more…
You know what’s in a few days? Valentine’s Day. Yep, that made up holiday created by greeting cards companies to sell eight-dollar cards and cheap chocolate. Yeah. It is in a few days and I’ve sat where you may be sitting today. Seeing that date creep up on the calendar, knowing it’s nearly here, trying to convince myself that it doesn’t matter but also feeling terrible that I actually care.
Are you separated from your husband or going through a divorce with him? Maybe your divorce is final now and you’re at a loss where to find support that’s actually… well, supportive! The Reclaimed Community is a women only support-group community that has been around for nearly two years. We Read more…
This June, Hope Reclaimed is celebrating the first anniversary of the “Reclaimed Community,” a hope-filled support group for women who are healing from divorce. Nearly 35 women have attended a meeting to share stories of pain and progress.
My confident, courageous and spitfire-of-a-Grandma is getting ready to go home to Jesus. I’m writing this at 2am as I sit on her bedside, watching her step a little closer to heaven. It will be so hard to let her go; I suspect she’s nearly ready. Although Grandma Verlie is Read more…