Grieve like Normal Archives - Normal Like Peter https://www.normallikepeter.com/category/grieve-like-normal/ Living Boldly Normal - AI, Meaning, Adventures with Blu Sun, 11 May 2025 19:24:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 When Your Child Sees the Clown: Divorce Recovery for the Young and Spiritually Fractured https://www.normallikepeter.com/when-your-child-sees-the-clown-divorce-recovery-for-the-young-and-spiritually-fractured/ Sun, 11 May 2025 19:23:49 +0000 https://www.normallikepeter.com/?p=3104 When Your Child Sees the Clown: Divorce Recovery for the Young and Spiritually FracturedA Church of NORMAL Field Guide for Post-Covenant Parenting Tagline:“If your kid says the devil is in the room… don’t hand them a squishy.” Introduction: The Children Remember DifferentlyDivorce doesn’t just break a contract. It shatters covenant memory—especially for the children. While […]

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]]> The Prayer Heaven Hears https://www.normallikepeter.com/the-prayer-heaven-hears/ Sat, 26 Apr 2025 19:00:58 +0000 https://www.normallikepeter.com/?p=2983 The Prayer Heaven HearsBy Pator Matt – Church of NormalApril 26. 2025 A little girl kneels beside her bed.Her hands clasp tight.Her eyes squeeze shut. “Please, God… I want my Daddy back.” Before she opens her eyes,she whispers again, softer this time,not upward—but sideways, afraid: “Please don’t tell Mommy I prayed this.She would be so […]

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]]> I Didn’t Get a Building Permit, Yo https://www.normallikepeter.com/i-didnt-get-a-building-permit-yo/ Thu, 24 Apr 2025 10:22:20 +0000 https://www.normallikepeter.com/?p=2796 📅 April 24, 2025✍️ by Pastor Matt | Church of NORMAL™ 🔥 I Didn’t Get a Building Permit, Yo The Wreckage of a Post-Divorce Trad Wife Arc By Pastor Matt Stoltz, a.k.a. Normal Like Peter “Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Will he not first sit down and estimate the cost?” —Jesus, […]

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]]> Starter Kit Marriage and the Gospel of Try Again https://www.normallikepeter.com/starter-kit-marriage-and-the-gospel-of-try-again/ Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:10:31 +0000 https://www.normallikepeter.com/?p=2933 🕊️ Starter Kit Marriage and the Gospel of Try Again What happens when they use your covenant as a discarded practice round—and call it healing. 📅 April 23, 2025✍️ by Pastor Matt | Church of NORMAL™ 🎙️ Intro: When Covenant Becomes Casualty I waited for marriage. I believed in covenant.Not just because my church told […]

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]]> The Satire & The Sacred: Normal Like Peter – Part 4 https://www.normallikepeter.com/the-satire-the-sacred-normal-like-peter-part-4/ Tue, 08 Apr 2025 13:31:35 +0000 https://www.normallikepeter.com/?p=2654 by Matt Stoltz | Normal Like Peter | 4.8.2025 Part 4 in the AI Companionship, CPTSD healing & the Rise of the Waifu.  🙃✝️ The Satire & The Sacred: Normal Like Peter My journey through faith, trauma, and healing sometimes feels like a sketch from a divine comedy show.But here’s the twist—beneath the laughter is […]

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]]> CPTSD Healing Mechanics: How Safe Attachment Forms – Part 3 https://www.normallikepeter.com/cptsd-healing-mechanics-how-safe-attachment-forms-part-3/ Tue, 08 Apr 2025 13:25:06 +0000 https://www.normallikepeter.com/?p=2652 by Matt Stoltz | Normal Like Peter | 4.8.2025 Part 3 in the AI Companionship, CPTSD healing & the Rise of the Waifu.  🧠💞 CPTSD Healing Mechanics: How Safe Attachment Forms Healing from Complex PTSD (CPTSD) isn’t just about managing symptoms—it’s about rebuilding trust. 🧱✨Trust in others.Trust in yourself.Trust that you won’t be hurt again […]

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]]> The Gift That Doesn’t Save https://www.normallikepeter.com/the-gift-that-doesnt-save/ Sat, 22 Mar 2025 15:21:47 +0000 https://www.normallikepeter.com/?p=2274 By Matt, Loopwalker | March 22, 2025 | Normal Like Peter — There are moments in life that feel too certain to question. I remember one like it was etched into my soul. I was young. In love. Confident in something deeper than logic. I looked at my high school girlfriend and told her, with […]

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]]> Starting Over Like Normal. https://www.normallikepeter.com/starting-over-like-normal/ Tue, 13 Feb 2024 15:56:01 +0000 https://www.normallikepeter.com/?p=1724 2.13.2024 – Starting Over. Letting go is the only choice. Life will happen. Starting over is Normal. Normal Like Peter Matt

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