Wading Through the Grief Caused by Suicide and Choosing Hope

Beth VogtBeth K. Vogt, brokenness, challenges, choices, crisis, family, grief, hope, perspective, Quotes, Reality, Relationships, suffering 32 Comments

@bethvogt   There are times grief throws us to our knees. We gasp for breath even as we try to grasp hold of what we’ve heard. It can’t be true. It can’t be . . . A longtime friend, someone I love and respect – someone who has shown me kindness again and again – died by suicide a few …

Choosing Not to Brood About Turning 60

Beth Vogtacceptance, age, Beth K. Vogt, challenges, change, choices, confidence, contentment, failure, Friendship, kindness, Life, perspective, Quotes, Relationships, success 10 Comments

Let’s Choose to Live Well @bethvogt   I turned 60 a few days ago. After blogging about this birthday back in January, I haven’t been brooding about it since then. It turns out being on deadline doesn’t leave you much time to brood. And then my youngest daughter had prom the day before my birthday – she’s a senior in …

The Power of Prayer When Life Hangs in the Balance

Beth VogtFaith, perseverance, prayer 8 Comments

How God Allows Us to be Lights in the Valley of the Shadow by @bethvogt A friend’s 16-year-old son fought for his life last week. Ten days ago, Schafer was diagnosed with Influenza A. He developed a secondary bacterial infection and within two days of his initial diagnosis he was taken by Flight for Life to Children’s Hospital in Denver …

In Others’ Words: Remember Your Nice Words

Beth VogtIn Others' Words, Quotes, words 12 Comments

Comedian Jerry Lewis died just this past Sunday, August 20. The New York Times hailed him as “a defining figure of American entertainment in the 20th century.” While at times he was controversial, Lewis was also certainly multi-talented, known for his slapstick humor, as well as an actor, singer, producer, director, screenwriter, and humanitarian. Jerry Lewis was also one of my all-time …