by Beth Vice | Jul 11, 2025 | Crisis, Depression, Divorce Recovery, Faith, Fear, Forgiveness, Grief, Growth, Hope, Integrity, Jealousy, Jesus, Love, Suicide, Waiting
I’m currently reading The Keeper by Charles Martin. Bones, one of the main characters, was sexually and physically abused as a child by priests who had been entrusted with his care. After years of imprisonment in a dark labyrinth of crypts carved beneath the church,... 
by Beth Vice | May 29, 2025 | Crisis, Death, Depression, Divorce Recovery, Hope, Understanding the Bible, Waiting
The Valley of Achor literally means “Valley of Trouble.” It was named after a guy named Achan. The Israelites had just won an astounding victory in Jericho by following God’s crazy battle plan. He told them to walk around the city once every day for seven days, and... 
by Beth Vice | Sep 28, 2024 | Depression, Divorce Recovery, Grief, Hope, Love
It’s hard to be around people who are grieving. We hate to see them hurting and just want them to be happy again. But often in our hurry to “make them better” we offer a quick fix that doesn’t last. Grieving the loss of a love, a job, or anything else precious and... 
by Beth Vice | Aug 23, 2023 | Crisis, Death, Divorce Recovery, Hope, Suicide
There were times during my separation and divorce, and for years afterward, when I could barely function. It came unexpectedly, like a flood (more of a tsunami really). I was in shock, devastated, destroyed. For months I couldn’t sleep more than 2-3 hours a night. I... by Beth Vice | Jul 27, 2023 | Crisis, Divorce Recovery, Faith, Fear, Gratitude, Hope, Jesus, Praise, Prayer, Sickness, Uncategorized
My heart is aching today for those I love who are in deep distress. I feel helpless. I cannot heal their bodies, change their past, protect them against unfair accusations, or make others treasure them as they should. I can’t do these things for myself, much less for... by Beth Vice | May 24, 2023 | Crisis, Divorce Recovery, Fear, Hope, Suicide
There is so much need all around me today: a family worried sick about their suicidal teen my beloved one in relentless pain those I care about living in dangerous areas of the world dear ladies abandoned by those who vowed to love them forever ministers waiting for...