Bible Gateway Verse of the Day
John 14:23
Jesus answered and said to him, "If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word, and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.
I started this blog soon after the death of my beautiful 17-year-old son, Hayden, as a way to deal with my grief. I titled it "Dear Hayden" because at first I wrote as if I was writing to him. My use of the word "dear" ended up being twofold: "used as an affectionate or friendly form of address" and "regarded with deep affection; cherished by someone." Many posts are saved quotes, song lyrics, Bible verses, poems, etc. with credit given to the actual authors as much as possible. Enjoy~
Friday, September 6, 2019
Trauma response
From one of the child loss sites
Feeling the need to
be busy all the time
is a trauma
response
and fear-based
distraction
from what
you'd be forced to
acknowledge and fear
if you slowed down.
My translation of this: Weekends
Feeling the need to
be busy all the time
is a trauma
response
and fear-based
distraction
from what
you'd be forced to
acknowledge and fear
if you slowed down.
My translation of this: Weekends
Thursday, September 5, 2019
Be loyal
Bible Gateway Verse of the Day
2 Timothy 1:13-14
Hold fast the pattern of sound words which you have heard from me, in faith and love which are in Christ Jesus. That good thing which was committed to you, keep the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.
2 Timothy 1:13-14
Hold fast the pattern of sound words which you have heard from me, in faith and love which are in Christ Jesus. That good thing which was committed to you, keep the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.
Your Redeemer
Bible Gateway Verse of the Day
Isaiah 48:17
Thus says the Lord,
Your Redeemer,
The Holy One of Israel:
"I am the Lord your God,
Who teaches you to profit,
Who leads you by the way you should go."
Isaiah 48:17
Thus says the Lord,
Your Redeemer,
The Holy One of Israel:
"I am the Lord your God,
Who teaches you to profit,
Who leads you by the way you should go."
Tuesday, September 3, 2019
Hear His voice
Bible Gateway Verse of the Day
Psalm 95:6-7
Oh come, let us worship and bow down;
Let us kneel before the Lord our Maker.
For He is our God,
And we are the people of His pasture,
And the sheep of His hand.
Today, if you will hear His voice.
Psalm 95:6-7
Oh come, let us worship and bow down;
Let us kneel before the Lord our Maker.
For He is our God,
And we are the people of His pasture,
And the sheep of His hand.
Today, if you will hear His voice.
Fellow citizens
Bible Gateway Verse of the Day
Ephesians 2:19
Christ Our Cornerstone
Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God.
Ephesians 2:19
Christ Our Cornerstone
Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God.
Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Three things
In hard times she had learned three things...
She was stronger than she ever imagined,
Jesus was closer than she ever realized,
and she was loved more than she ever knew.
She was stronger than she ever imagined,
Jesus was closer than she ever realized,
and she was loved more than she ever knew.
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