How Can You Help a Widow Who Faces Empty Chairs?

  Even when a widow accepts invitations to join family and friends at their table, she faces empty chairs at her table and elsewhere. The Bible teaches us to care for widows. In addition to visits, invitations, and offers to assist with various tasks, I want to share another way we can help. In Marilyn Nutter’s BRAND NEW book, Hope for Widows, she provides comfort, encouragement, journal prompts, and practical suggestions for her fellow widows. She shares her grief with candor and tells readers how God’s faithfulness buoys her on challenging days. What a wonderful gift or recommendation to share…

Graduates: Practical Gifts of Influence, Inspiration, and Legacy-a guest post by Marilyn Nutter

 Welcome to Marilyn Nutter, my friend and today’s guest blogger. I know you’ll gain valuable ideas for blessing the graduate and others in your life with her ideas for practical gifts of influence, inspiration, and legacy. Marilyn co-authored Destination Hope: A Travel Companion When Life Falls Apart with April White. This book offers hope in the life alterations and detours we all face. It’s a book I’ll read again and again. Marilyn’s complete bio and a book link are below the post. You’ll love her website.                       Graduates: Practical Gifts of Influence, Inspiration, and Legacy I’ve witnessed graduations from kindergarten to…

Embrace Hope When Life is Hard

Who needs hope? Are you raising your hand? I am. We need hope for today, tomorrow, and the future. For small things and large things. For common dreams and secret dreams. For “normal” days and hard days. Why do you need hope? Fill in the blank: I need hope because _____________. May I share a hope-filled treasure with you? DESTINATION HOPE: A Travel Companion When Life Falls Apart, authored by Marilyn Nutter and April White, offers authentic and riveting stories of women who found hope during unexpected trials and changes. The authors’ honest words about tough times offer a life preserver…