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This Last Day of 2015 We Will Gather to Mourn and Celebrate a Life

31 Dec

It's been 29 months.  Well.  The other day.  And I could barely get out of my own way.  The whole day.  The sadness overwhelming.  But not for me.  Not for my journey.  For my Sister in law and her family.  For a family in our Community. A father of 4.  On Christmas Eve.  A beloved husband.  And I wept.  Repeatedly.  For the journey they are on.  For a love cherished and honored through the years.  Bearing 4 beautiful children.  Athletes and scholars.  For the wake where they will ... View Post

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Advent, Ancient Word, Be still, Being loved, death, farm family life, grief at Christmas, hope for the hurting, the love of a Community

Encouragement on This Holiest of Nights

24 Dec

On the Holiest night of the year, I was given a gift.  The child within moved.  In the hospital room at 11:48 on Christmas Eve 2002,  a child was brought forth. Christiana Shirley Davis.  A little over a year after her namesake met Jesus.  A Grammie she would never know.  Yet, as she grew she would tell us she knew her.  And I wonder if deep down her soul did know her? That before the Lord of the Universe sent her to us, Grammie Shirley didn't reach down and kiss that sweet angelic face and  whisper words of encouragement.  Because ... View Post

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a messy dirty life, Advent, Advent. Christmas birthday, Being renewed, encouragement, farming family, grief during the Holidays

I Ponder These Things

21 Dec

13 years ago I sat in the wee hours of the morning.  Bathed in the twinkling Christmas lights.  Hope wrapped inside; heavy with child.  Nights uncomfortable.   Seeking solace in the quiet.  Pondering.  So different from my walk today.  A Christmas child.  Due at any moment.  What did Mary feel as she carried the Hope of all Nations?  What was it like that night when all hung in balance as the  Incarnate became Flesh?  Isaiah 9:6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the ... View Post

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Advent, Being renewed, farm family, farm house Christmas, hope in Christ, life after your son resides in heaven, loss of a loved one at Christmas

When the Missing is Deep

17 Dec

Hi Elijah.  I miss you so much.  They are coming out with a new Star Wars movie.  The products are all over the place.  It's been so fun to look - at all the stuff.  To remember when I was a kid.  But then. . . I got to the Lego aisle.  And I still can't stop the racking sobs.  They threaten to undo me.  Our last Christmas together you got a Star Wars Lego kit.  You were a Senior in High School.  Enlisted in the United States Marine Corps.  Yet the one item you pulled yourself away from the family for was, a lego ... View Post

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When They Return

13 Dec

A new day is dawning. With gratitude I face this day.  One of the older farm girls.  One that has come back to the farm.  A cousin.  Is giving my farmer a break. And her side kick.  Not that one.  This one. She has brought a contagious joy with her.  Even when she is feeling miserable.  There is a lot happening in her life right now.  And true to Davis style, she is digging in.  Willing to step on a path uncharted.  Sometimes I feel like God has abandoned me.  Turned his back.  The ache ... View Post

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Every Time I See Purple. . . I Think of Her

5 Dec

He wore purple to the Missions Night.  Our Youth Pastor.  He didn't know it was the Eve of her home going.  It made me think of her.  She would have loved his outfit.  She would have told him.  So, I did.  And today she's been gone for 3 years.  Her smile and laughter missed by all who knew her.  This is a repost from last year.  It is my walk.  The journey God has placed before me.  I am grateful I worked through the tough season with my mom to be able to love and serve her in her last days her on this earth.  If you have ... View Post

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