<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Forever Waters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Forever Waters offers encouragement and hope. Gift books with readings, Scriptures, and captivating photos bring encouragement to the hurting. ]]></description><link>https://www.foreverwaters.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:51:52 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.foreverwaters.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[If Only I Could Do This Grief Thing Right …]]></title><description><![CDATA[When our son died in December 2010, I was hurting. A lot. 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Instinctively, he ran. But things only worsened. Most of us are like Joe. Parents blame and shame. Our teenagers resist...]]></description><link>https://www.foreverwaters.com/single-post/running-to-hope</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66cfc08a1a57ff63c23ad744</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2024 02:33:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_41900cb233a6474a936410d51d808292~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lynelle Watford</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Wonder of Tears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Storms ravaging communities. Foods appealing to our appetites. A young person missing for days. Jewels promising happiness. 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That was the night I knew I had crossed from orderly, married life to a...]]></description><link>https://www.foreverwaters.com/single-post/mother-s-day-messes-and-miracles</link><guid isPermaLink="false">645c4275e0d3685a620226d8</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2023 01:58:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_9eacce41efe2464a935a5d618ad20266~mv2_d_5600_3738_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lynelle Watford</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Nothing is Something]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lila and her husband looked forward to the birth of their second child. But then they were attacked for their faith in Christ. 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As I...]]></description><link>https://www.foreverwaters.com/single-post/i-m-so-discouraged-what-can-i-do-about-it-and-a-time-sensitive-reminder</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63fe40d507b29c90e7a67651</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 18:45:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b76c8f_d4d10e1ebea54a0ebcd0fed8f93938f4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lynelle Watford</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love Stories . . . In Disguise]]></title><description><![CDATA[She was young and beautiful. Intelligent, charming, unselfish, and good. Her life had already been marked by loss and difficulty. 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Heard. Treasured.]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Mom, look how high I can swing!“ “Come, see what we built with our blocks!“ “Mom! Help! My head is bleeding!“ We all want to be seen. In...]]></description><link>https://www.foreverwaters.com/single-post/seen-heard-treasured</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62dca6d2ff095b92352e79be</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2022 01:59:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4972bc97a3da4931ba6c18a6cf8df7e1.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lynelle Watford</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[That Day in May]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the past, I enjoyed it. Cards. Hugs. Gifts. Love. Until the unthinkable happened. I wanted to rub it off the calendar. 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