You Cannot Love Without Giving

A woman is helping an older person with her hair.

You can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving.

– Amy Carmichael

Let go:

What have you done this week to better someone else’s life?

Start over:

Watch and listen for the needs and desires of family members, friends, neighbors, or people at work or church.

Move forward:

Show your love by doing something kind. Send a note, take a meal, visit someone who is lonely, do something extra to help a family member get out the door in the morning more quickly.


Three steps to move forward with your life is based on encouragement from Susan Miller’s bestselling book, After the Boxes Are UnpackedThe book guides uprooted women through the process of letting go of the past, starting over with trust, and moving forward in faith.

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