by Amy Jung | Oct 3, 2012 | Suffering |
“I am surrounded by death.” These are my words I brought out as my husband brought home a deer last night. The first one of this season…and the first of a very long season of not getting one. I tried to be happy for him but…I still felt sad when I saw the once wild...
by Amy Jung | Sep 26, 2012 | Suffering |
Just a couple of years ago a friend of mine lost her husband unexpectedly. My husband drove us to the memorial – a short drive across a short town – not a lot of time to prepare words. I had only seen her a few times since returning to my hometown. I spent...
by Amy Jung | Sep 25, 2012 | Who we are in Christ / Identity of a believer |
There once was a woman named Ida Mayfield Wood…perhaps you’ve heard of her. She lived in squalor in a couple of rooms at New York’s Herald Square Hotel. By the time of her death in 1932, Ida had hoarded nearly $1 million in cash in her hotel room. The...
by Amy Jung | Sep 22, 2012 | Mothering Encouragement |
I watched the kids from the neighborhood play under the street lamp…unwilling to let go of the last summer night. The fall wind quietly entered our neighborhood last night and stirred their hair. The parents stood around talking about work and how we needed to...
by Amy Jung | Sep 21, 2012 | Suffering |
What is it about the gospel of grace that can make me endure better? Is anyone else out there challenged in their endurance levels? Physically I can go…push myself to get it done. But I’m talking about how I respond to challenging emotional situations. ...