Skip to content
  • Home
  • About

Listening to Him

& seeking to walk in His ways ~ Joshua 22:5

Author: Karen Harmening

He Restores my Soul

Posted on August 13, 2022August 13, 2022 by Karen Harmening

I am so very thankful For God's tender mercies to us richly revealed through His Word and compassionately ministered to our souls. What precious knowledge to know He sees and knows our hearts, minds and souls. He intimately knows our sorrows and not one of our tears escapes His notice. God graciously and repeatedly acknowledges … Continue reading He Restores my Soul →

2 Comments

5 Years Without My Child: Beauty for Ashes

Posted on May 28, 2022June 8, 2022 by Karen Harmening

A few weeks ago we visited the Big Island of Hawai'i. As we traveled across the island I was captivated by the sight of plants springing up in the charred fields of lava. How impossible it seemed that beauty and life could spring up in the midst of such utter destruction. Each time I saw … Continue reading 5 Years Without My Child: Beauty for Ashes →

3 Comments

Death’s Sting

Posted on April 17, 2022April 17, 2022 by Karen Harmening

Today, Easter Sunday, I am once again uniquely and acutely aware of death's sting. Today marks my fifth Easter Sunday without my third child, Sarah. It was with both great joy and great sadness that I celebrated the resurrection of my Savior, Jesus Christ, today. The prominent focus of Easter is the awe inspiring truth … Continue reading Death’s Sting →

6 Comments

Her Fifth Birthday

Posted on December 20, 2021December 20, 2021 by Karen Harmening

This morning I was listening to the final episode of the podcast "The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill." A quote at the end really resonated with me, “The longer that you live with a mask the greater the void grows between the mask and the internal reality of who you are. And that void … Continue reading Her Fifth Birthday →

3 Comments

A New Song

Posted on November 12, 2021November 12, 2021 by Karen Harmening

Last night I was awake through the night deeply burdened and fervently praying for someone journeying though an oppressively dark valley. My heart ached with and for theirs as I cried out for God to be near to them, to lift them from the pit, and to allow them to see and experience His powerfully … Continue reading A New Song →

4 Comments

Nestless

Posted on November 4, 2021November 5, 2021 by Karen Harmening

The phrase "empty-nester" has been used repeatedly in recent days to describe me. Each time I hear it my stomach turns and I feel a twinge of pain in my heart. I have treasured the days of having my children at home. For years I have, in a sense, dreaded their leaving. But, as with … Continue reading Nestless →

1 Comment

Trying to Believe

Posted on August 19, 2021August 20, 2021 by Karen Harmening

Sometimes the darkness of this world blinds me to any beauty that may remain. I feel as though the breath has been sucked from my lungs each time I think about my brothers and sisters in Christ around the globe suffering horrific atrocities, most recently in Afghanistan. My soul groans with longing for Home as … Continue reading Trying to Believe →

3 Comments

Grace Upon Grace

Posted on May 31, 2021May 31, 2021 by Karen Harmening

The many painful memories of June 8th, 2017, are a daily presence. Among them is a heart-rending image forever etched in my mind of Sarah's sisters shattered and huddled together after their dad told us she was gone. I vividly remember the weight and urgency I felt in that moment to comfort them and assure … Continue reading Grace Upon Grace →

7 Comments

Hope Grieves

Posted on December 18, 2020December 18, 2020 by Karen Harmening

"But we do not want you to be uninformed, brethren, about those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve as do the rest who have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus." 1 Thessalonians … Continue reading Hope Grieves →

8 Comments

Blessed Mourner

Posted on October 19, 2020October 19, 2020 by Karen Harmening

Recently I was awake in the middle of the night, unable to sleep, missing Sarah, and thinking about the past forty months. As I was lying there, Matthew 5:4 came to mind and I pondered it at length. Since then it has continued to roll around in my heart and mind. "Blessed are those who … Continue reading Blessed Mourner →

3 Comments

Posts navigation

Older posts
Follow Listening to Him on WordPress.com

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Top Posts

  • He Restores my Soul
  • 5 Years Without My Child: Beauty for Ashes
  • About
  • Soul Melting Sorrow
  • "Sorrow looks back..."
  • Death's Sting
  • Her Fifth Birthday
  • Extracting the Precious

Post Archive

  • August 2022 (1)
  • May 2022 (1)
  • April 2022 (1)
  • December 2021 (1)
  • November 2021 (2)
  • August 2021 (1)
  • May 2021 (1)
  • December 2020 (1)
  • October 2020 (1)
  • September 2020 (1)
  • August 2020 (1)
  • July 2020 (1)
  • June 2020 (1)
  • May 2020 (1)
  • April 2020 (2)
  • March 2020 (2)
  • February 2020 (2)
  • January 2020 (1)
  • December 2019 (4)
  • November 2019 (1)
  • October 2019 (3)
  • September 2019 (1)
  • August 2019 (2)
  • July 2019 (2)
  • June 2019 (1)
  • May 2019 (2)
  • April 2019 (1)
  • March 2019 (1)
  • February 2019 (3)
  • January 2019 (2)
  • December 2018 (2)
  • November 2018 (1)
  • October 2018 (2)
  • September 2018 (2)
  • August 2018 (2)
  • July 2018 (3)
  • June 2018 (2)
  • May 2018 (2)
  • April 2018 (4)
  • March 2018 (5)
  • February 2018 (3)
  • January 2018 (5)
  • December 2017 (6)
  • November 2017 (7)
  • October 2017 (3)
  • September 2017 (5)
  • August 2017 (7)
  • July 2017 (14)
  • June 2017 (12)
  • May 2017 (1)
  • November 2012 (1)
  • June 2012 (1)
  • May 2012 (1)
  • March 2010 (1)
  • November 2009 (1)
  • July 2009 (1)
  • June 2009 (4)
  • May 2009 (9)

© 2009-2020 LISTENINGTOHIM.COM ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Create a website or blog at WordPress.com
  • Follow Following
    • Listening to Him
    • Join 547 other followers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Listening to Him
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...