When your Love dies, a lot of you dies with them. Suddenly, you are trying to figure out who you are, what you want in life, and whether or not to date again.

It was bold, determined, and life-changing. So what did Naomi do? She shut up and continued to Bethlehem with Ruth.

While I was a freshman in college, my boyfriend had me stand in front of a mirror one day to look at myself and tell him what I saw. While I told him I saw a girl who was fat and ugly, he began telling me he saw a beautiful young woman he loved was slowly killing herself. He was worried, afraid I would starve myself to death... One day, I was convinced by the Lord that it was my turn and I should confess my sin issue with anorexia.

Shaking from the burning pain all over my body, I cried in the shower as the cold water shocked my skin. The hot water wasn't working quite as well as I hoped, but I later discovered that whoever put the knobs on the faucets got them backward! .. Once I got my nerves calmed down we were ready to roll.

He [God] will protect the vine and branches connected to it by removing those who suck the life out of the rest.

But Jesus immediately said to them: “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.” Matthew 14:27 NIV Adding our family to the tiny congregation doubled attendance. These