<?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[Healing Balm Books]]></title><description><![CDATA[Healing Balm Books]]></description><link>https://www.healingbalmbooks.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 13:36:46 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.healingbalmbooks.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Getting Out of My Boat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today is the long anticipated publication day of the book and devotional the Lord led me to write. This time last year I was still writing Healing Balm For Grief, and I had not yet been called to write the Healing Balm For Grief Devotional. (Read more)]]></description><link>https://www.healingbalmbooks.com/post/pub-date-blog</link><guid isPermaLink="false">327d6ad6-cc5e-4919-9b2b-ddc08d4283ce</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 04:00:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6de6ea_858a423b81bb415086eb457f756bdceb~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>wahls41</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Filling the Void]]></title><description><![CDATA[I keep hoping that the pain of Doug’s absence will leave me at some point. Some days I do pretty well. But, some days I miss Doug so much it hurts – physically and emotionally. 

Doug was an amazing listener and encourager. We used to talk about everything, and now there are big parts of my life that I don’t discuss with anyone except the Lord. This is a big adjustment for me. I find myself doing something and wanting to tell Doug about it (Read more)]]></description><link>https://www.healingbalmbooks.com/post/filling-the-void</link><guid isPermaLink="false">04443c63-1aa0-44ac-abd4-8cd0cd4bb884</guid><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 15:08:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/439ceb_788c05038754486fa476f93f6c562df5~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_772,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>wahls41</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Identity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Like you, I wear many hats. I wore the “wife” hat for 41-1/2 years, and I would have gladly worn it for many more years.
 
As I look at my wedding ring, I still feel married and that somehow I will always be Doug’s wife. But, legally I am no longer married, and I am now wearing the “widow” hat. (Read more)]]></description><link>https://www.healingbalmbooks.com/post/my-identity</link><guid isPermaLink="false">8cd61d4e-28f8-4f70-b5dd-39f9813db3f6</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 15:10:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/439ceb_f810bff0790f470abfffdb5b079cbf6a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_454,h_303,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>wahls41</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Incurable Wounds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sometimes Spotify nails it. 
  
When whatever I have chosen to listen to ends, Spotify will often play songs it thinks are in line with whatever I chose. I also think the Holy Spirit guides this “randomness” at times to get my attention. Sometimes a new song to me or one I haven’t listened to for a while will stop me in my tracks.
 
It is in that moment that I know God is trying to get my attention and has something He wants to tell me. (Read more)]]></description><link>https://www.healingbalmbooks.com/post/incurable-wounds</link><guid isPermaLink="false">a8bcaabc-767d-4749-9e4a-0c19ce34f244</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 15:11:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/439ceb_68b921d19a5e4ba3aa6dfcea6e17b93a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_579,h_579,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>wahls41</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>