Healing Archives - Kristi Woods

How to Find Comfort in the Lord When Hard Times Hit

October 27, 2020 by Kristi 8 Comments

Can a person truly find comfort in the Lord? After all, it's hard when hard times hit--like loss of income, a loved one, or home. Rest assured, God is our Comforter. After my Dad died in October 2015, I traveled through three months of grief and sadness until something miraculous happened. God's comfort became so real that I could nearly feel its texture on my fingertips. I'll share more of this story throughout this post, but let's start by Continue Reading

What Grief Does to You

January 28, 2020 by Kristi 2 Comments

I hadn't intended on sharing this today, but then Kobe Bryant died on Sunday, thrusting many into a world of sadness and despair. It's a funny thing, what grief does to you. Grief The sports world and more reeled at the news--young and old fans alike. Another talented voice silenced. Nine in that helicopter in all. How could this have happened? What now? They--we--are faced with grief. I faced this monster after my father's death. We Continue Reading

#YourStory: Iris Peterson

July 11, 2017 by Kristi 16 Comments

Please join me in welcoming Iris Peterson to the blog. Iris and I met through the online writer's training group, COMPEL Training. Her words are humble but staunch in the Spirit. There's power in their midst. Enjoy! As I walked out of my co-worker’s classroom, I realized that decades of questions and moments of pain had been erased. I don’t know the moment that I was set free from the spirit of rejection, but I knew that my co-worker’s words Continue Reading

How Do We Handle Envy? A Round Table Discussion {Part 4 of 4}

March 31, 2017 by Kristi 12 Comments

Welcome to part 4 of "A Round Table Discussion" concerning E N V Y. It's been a strong week in the word, hasn't it? We started with Part 1 on Tuesday, then on to Part 2 Wednesday. Part 3 hit yesterday, and the final, sending-forth post is part 4 today. I'd like to thank Tiffany Parry, Abby McDonald, Betsy de Cruz, Kristine Brown, and Lisa Appelo for joining us. Wasn't their input and Continue Reading

How Do We Handle Envy? A Round Table Discussion {Part 3 of 4}

March 30, 2017 by Kristi 14 Comments

Welcome back to A Round Table Discussion! We're sitting around the table, talking about envy this week. Today is part 3 of our conversation with these lovely ladies: Find part 1 here and part 2 here. Let's continue with the rich discussion, shall we? 5. What biblical battle with envy sticks out to you, either good or bad? Why? Kristine Brown: Rachel and Leah were both married to the same man, but each sister wanted Continue Reading