May you experience God’s healing whether it is from grief, illness, or any other challenge preventing you from blooming.

Bio: Michele Kearns is the founder and HUG© (Hope Unites Globally) Award-Winner of JoyReturns. She shares her widowhood adventures hoping to inspire widows to move through grief and rebuild their lives. Michele is the amateur photographer behind the blog OgleOhio.com.

Just a little reminder from Romans on how to deal not only with distressful days but with every day.

Rejoice in hope,

Be patient in tribulation,

Be constant in prayer.

Romans 12:12

And yes, I am preaching to me more than you. Last Monday brought the most tribulation I’ve seen in a long time.

Tribulation – noun – distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution

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So whether life brings you distress called Monday, widowhood, divorce, or any other numerous tribulations, remember Romans 12:12.

Then go buy yourself some chocolate.

Bio: Michele Kearns is the founder and HUG© (Hope Unites Globally) Award-Winner of JoyReturns. She shares her widowhood adventures hoping to inspire widows to move through grief and rebuild their lives. A graduate of Kent State University with a Bachelor’s degree in communications, she’s managed call center teams, co-facilitated a grief support group, and helped small businesses with various writing assignments. Michele is a bookworm, and a lover of history, music, chocolate, red roses, and golden retrievers. She is also the amateur photographer behind the blog OgleOhio.com.

Truly charity has no limit; for the love of God has been poured into our hearts by His Spirit dwelling in each one of us, calling us to a life of devotion and inviting us to bloom in the garden where He has planted and directing us to radiate the beauty and spread the fragrance of His Providence.

Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622)

We may as well bloom where we are planted because we were born for such a time as this.

So go radiate beauty and spread fragrance wherever you live and in whatever circumstances you find yourself. Believe me, I need this advice more than you do.

Have a blessed day.

Bio: Michele Kearns is the founder and HUG© (Hope Unites Globally) Award-Winner of JoyReturns. She shares her widowhood adventures hoping to inspire widows to move through grief and rebuild their lives. A graduate of Kent State University with a Bachelor’s degree in communications, she’s currently using those skills as a virtual logistics contact center representative for a Fortune 100 company. She’s also managed call center teams, co-facilitated a grief support group, and helped small businesses with various writing assignments. Michele is a bookworm, and a lover of history, music, chocolate, red roses, and golden retrievers. She is also the amateur photographer behind the blog OgleOhio.com.