To despair is to turn your back on God. -Marilla Cuthbert Anne of Green Gables If I despair. Not only do I turn my back on God but I take away the hope that he has promised. Will I only take the good in this life and not the bad? Though it seems like the bad has tipped the scales. But has it? Who am I to decide what is enough? John 16:33 I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have ... View Post
Can You See Beyond The Grief? Day #8 of Thankfulness
When my mother in law died I thought my heart broke in two. I wrote a song. In a moment you were gone. We know we must go on But it's the living that's so hard Psalm 118:1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever. She died suddenly without warning; 14 months after my father in law. She was my support, my friend, my mentor. She encouraged us in farming, in our spiritual walk, in life. She loved her children and grandchildren and showed this with every step she took on this earth. It was during this ... View Post
A few things I have learned about a cold bedroom. . .Day #7 of Thankfulness
I have learned a few things over the years about not heating the bedroom: 1. I don't need a wine cellar. It's the perfect temperature. 2. Oil of Olay does not contain water. 3. Oil of Olay does not freeze. 4. Oil of Olay Moisturizer hurts to put on when it is 52 degrees 5.This is not an add for Oil of Olay 6. Never put your clothes on in the bedroom unless you have warmed them first. 7. Your water always stays nice and cool. 8. It is still not cold enough for spiders to die. 81/2. #8 is really important. 9. Make sure you're fully dressed before you freak out about spiders ... View Post
Even in Death The Single Socks Haunt Me. . . Day # 6 of Thankfulness
It's the missing that stops me short. The desire to see him. To chat before he falls asleep. I sit on the edge of his bed. I close my eyes. Oh, how can this be? I shake my head and look around the room. What do I do now? Pack up all his things? Relegate his life to a box? My weary heart is not ready for this. Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. I pick up the pile ... View Post
To Turn Back Time. . .Day # 5 of Thankfulness
We have turned the clocks back an hour. So easy. Just turn the knob, press a button. Boom. It's finished. We gain an hour. Just like that. Oh, how I long for one more hour. Yet, I think, if I knew; if I knew I had only one hour left with Elijah, would it have changed anything? My mom just left the earth in December. We knew she was dying. We begged the Lord to take her. We told her we loved her over and over. We told her it was o.k. to leave. And it was. It wasn't really, but it was. She had lived a good life-too short in my book. (Though the definition of too short ... View Post
Grace at the door. . .Day # 4 of Thankfulness
He stood at the door. A young woman by his side. There were tears in his eyes. He was struggling to find the words. I let him have his space. He said he was sorry it's taken him so long to come. He was in the Marine Poolee Group with Elijah. He too, in the Delayed Entry Program. I recognized him after a few moments. He was also a classmate of Elijah's. I also knew the young lady he was with. A cousin. Her Grandpa the fiddle player in the band Gary played in. He was leaving at 1:00 p.m. for Boot Camp at Parris Island. He had wanted to come and see us. One of the last things he ... View Post
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