Widowhood and Grief

Finding Comfort in the Midst Grief

by Sabrina McDonald | Jan 14, 2020 | Widowhood and Grief

My first husband was killed instantly in a head-on collision, leaving me with a two-year-old son and a three-month-old nursing baby girl. I was devastated. We were madly in love when it happened and living on top of the world. He had just started his dream job,...

A Guide: Why Does God Allow Suffering?

by Sabrina McDonald | Jan 9, 2020 | Spiritual Growth, Widowhood and Grief

Recent school and church shootings have people saying things like, “It’s strange to think these people thought they were going to have a normal school or church day. Innocent people moving along with their lives as usual. Now, it’s over for them. Why would God allow...

Are You Angry at God? I Was …

by Sabrina McDonald | Sep 24, 2012 | Widowhood and Grief

Tomorrow is the second year anniversary of my husband’s death. When I look back at all the ways my life has changed in those two years, it feels more like a decade. I see everything differently now; I feel as if I’m on the verge of a new beginning, a new life, and...

Giving Thanks Even in Dark Times

by Sabrina McDonald | Nov 19, 2013 | Spiritual Growth, Widowhood and Grief

Helen Keller had every reason to bitterly complain about life—she was blind and deaf as the result of a disease contracted as a toddler. It wasn’t until she was nearly eight years old that a teacher helped her intelligibly communicate with her family for the...

The Search—Who Am I Now?

by Sabrina McDonald | Jan 22, 2014 | Widowhood and Grief

The best way to describe the last three years for me would be to call them a barrel ride down a long river—always uncomfortable, frightening at times, but not without occasional calm and continual overwhelming beauty. My journey started when my first husband died, and...

Comforting the Grieving: Suggestions from a Survivor

by Sabrina McDonald | May 2, 2014 | Widowhood and Grief

I feel like all I’ve done is cry since the tornadoes tore through central Arkansas and took away many beloved lives. A friend and former co-worker Rob Tittle was one of those taken, along with two of his daughters, and now his wife Kerry has just been plummeted into...

Finding Comfort in the Midst Grief

A Guide: Why Does God Allow Suffering?

Are You Angry at God? I Was …

Giving Thanks Even in Dark Times

The Search—Who Am I Now?

Comforting the Grieving: Suggestions from a Survivor

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