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Rachelle Antoine

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  • Grief Letters: Week 12, Grieving The Words They said

    Proverbs 18:21 “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.” Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones, But Words… There was popular phrase as kids we would say in the 90s, ” sticks and stone may break my bones but words would never hurt… Read.

  • Grief Letters: Week 11, Grieving My First Love

    Psalm 147:3, “He heals the broken-hearted and binds up their wounds I met my first love in high school and its taken me years to admit that. But he made an impression so strong, I have been processing this experience for years. And most recently, yesterday. I am not one to share much of my… Read.

  • Grief Letters: Week 10, Grieving my 20’s

    Psalm 90:10a, 12 “The years of our life are seventy, or even by reason of strength eighty… So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.” I find it funny that as kids we long to be adults and as adults we wonder what we were rushing into in… Read.

  • Grief Letters: Week 9, The Grief for the Lost

    Romans 10:1-2 ” Brothers My hearts desire and prayer to God for them is that they may be saved.For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.” First Some Context Paul is known as an apostle called by God to share the gospel to Gentiles. Gentiles are… Read.

  • Grief Letters: Week 8, Reflections on Grief

    Revelations 12:11 And they overcame by the blood of the lamb and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their life unto the death. Today marks week 8 of writing grief letters. If you’re new here, go back to week 1 to find out why I am writing them. Since today marks… Read.

  • Grief Letters: Week 7 ,The Grief of Being Single

    Hope deferred makes the hurt sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life -Proverbs 13:12 It felt fitting to write about my journey in singleness and dating in this post since yesterday was valentines day. There is a time and season for all things. And dating is one of those things I keep… Read.

  • Grief Letters: Week 6, The Grief of Losing Me

    Then Jesus told his disciples, ” If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. for whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.” Matthew 16:24-25 Losing to Find There is a saying that states,… Read.

  • Grief Letters: Week 5, The Grief of Being a Christian

    He was despised and rejected by men: a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces. He was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he has borne our griefs and carried out sorrows; yet. we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God ,and afflicted. Isaiah 53: 3-4… Read.

  • Grief Letters: Week 4 , Grieving the comfortable & familiar me

    This week I wasn’t sure what to write. I felt off this week as we cross into the dead of winter with temperatures dropping below zero this week. It was cold to say the least and I felt it in my soul. This whole week I have felt a bit off, as if my mood… Read.

  • Grief Letters: Week 3, Health Issues

    This weeks letter was birthed out of sorrowful tears as I woke up with a sore throat this morning. Not something to cry over but it may make sense with a little context. At the end of 2023 and the beginning of 2024, I started to struggle with my voice. I was traveling for my… Read.