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Rachelle Antoine

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  • Grief letters: Week 40, Beauty Born of Grief

    Isaiah 53:3 “He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief…” The Beauty Born from Grief What if the most beautiful parts of me were born of grief—forged in the fire of deep suffering?What if deep love lies in the loneliest thing,only to be discovered where the hurt runs Read.

  • Grief Letters: Week 38, A Desire That Tarries

    Psalm 37:4 Delight yourself in the Lord , and he will give you the desire of your heart When the Desire Still Remains Lately, I’ve desired marriage and kids. It’s no surprise to write this, as it’s something I’ve wanted for most of my life. However, I find myself struggling to pray about a future Read.

  • Grief Letters: Week 37, The Grief of Ungratefulness

    1 Thessalonians 5:18, Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. Reviewing my life You know that feeling when you’re new in a relationship — the anticipation, the excitement, the rush of dopamine from building something new and special? But as the relationship matures, things naturally Read.

  • Grief Letters : Week 35, Finally Releasing Grief

    Philippians 2:13 “For it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure” Reflecting on this Grief Journey In my first blog entry, I reference a line from a poem I wrote call Me. The line I reference was “”What if deep love lies in the loneliest of Read.

  • Grief Letters: Week 34, The Grief of the Bummer Lamb

    John 10:27-28  My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. What’s A Bummer LAmb I am not sure how I came across learning about the bummer lab. But while Read.

  • Grief Letters: Week 33, Peace is not elusive

    Hebrew 12:11 “For the Moment too discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.” God is not elusive As I was sitting at my desk spending time with God, I heard the phrase in my head God is not elusive. Read.

  • Grief Letters: Week 32, 5 Lessons from God & Grief

    Here’s what I have learned about God through my grief so far this year: 1.God deeply cares about every wound in you and wants to heal you I have been wrong to assume God wants obedience void of the heart’s condition. Its as if I imagined God wanting me to robotically do what he says Read.

  • Grief Letters: Week 29, Meeting with God

    Psalm 84:10, For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness. Meeting God In this blog, I have learned a lot. But this past few weeks, I have been bogged down with a Read.

  • Grief Letters: Week 25, Discoveries in Grief

    Acts 20:24, But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I have received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God. Discovering Identity One thing that I have found interesting in Read.

  • Grief Letters: Week 24 Releasing Grief

    Isaiah 43:19 Behold I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? Be still & KNOw In the last few days, I have been given a clarity about what to do next. In my last post, I wrote about being in a unknown place and feeling the discomfort of Read.