by Stacey Thacker | Nov 6, 2017 | Fresh Out of Amazing, grief |
(My heart is aching for the tiny community of Sutherland Springs, TX. When we don’t know what to do, we pray. And we grieve. And we trust that Jesus is in control.) *** I’m familiar with the valley of bitterness. The Bible calls it the valley of Achor. I plunged...
by Stacey Thacker | Jun 20, 2017 | Coffee, Connect, Encourage, Fresh Out of Amazing, grief, Hebrews, Is Jesus Worth It?, podcast, writeitgirl, Writing |
Clearly, I’m a girl who enjoys a good cup of coffee. It is even better when I get to slow drink a cup with a dear friend on the other side of the table. I wish we could sit down together today and talk about all the things. We would probably start with the...
by Stacey Thacker | May 2, 2017 | Encourage, Fresh Out of Amazing, grief, Grow |
More than one friend encouraged me during our darkest hours in the ICU, to sing over Mike. Having poured out my heart in worship the night of his cardiac arrest, as God would plan it, I really didn’t have anything left. I mouthed the words to “Holy Spirit” in his room...
by Stacey Thacker | Apr 17, 2017 | Connect, endurance, Fresh Out of Amazing, grief, Grow |
“Calling the crowd to join his disciples, he said, “Anyone who intends to come with me has to let me lead. You’re not in the driver’s seat; I am. Don’t run from suffering; embrace it. Follow me and I’ll show you how. Self-help is no help at all. Self-sacrifice is the...
by Stacey Thacker | Mar 25, 2016 | Fresh Out of Amazing, grief |
When I first heard the song, “Good, Good Father” by Chris Tomlin I could not sing it. The words would form in my mouth but they would not come out. Maybe these Fresh Out of Amazing words will explain why: My family asked me to sing at Daddy’s funeral, and...
by Stacey Thacker | Mar 30, 2015 | Connect, Encourage, Grace, grief |
“They asked me to sing for his funeral and I could not. No way. The song was nowhere to be found. It is virtually impossible to sing when you are weeping. Do you know your throat actually closes up and you can’t sing? It is true. But when I came back home and...
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