Please Pray

I had started to plan a little post last night, but got too sleepy.
I had another post developing in the murk of my mind.
It will wait.

My young cousin, who lost her sister-in-law on 
Christmas Day has a birthday, today.
Her grandfather died very suddenly, this morning.
(He was my uncle.)
She is expecting a baby in March.

Please pray for her.
Please pray for her father and aunt as they
travel to help their mother.

I know they are being held closely by
our dear heavenly Father.

I have experienced the miraculous 
peace and strength which holds
us up when we lose a parent.

I trust God and know He loves them far more than I do.

Let your loved ones know they are loved an extra bit,
 today. :)

Pain and Joy

Do you remember that feeling?

It came with youth and inexperience.

Something rocked your world

and it felt like there would never be

anything good in life, again.

God is good.

Life goes on.

We grow up

and learn these things.

Today, 

I am overjoyed to learn

that the doctor who

delivered my son

is recovering well from 

heart surgery.

It didn't go smoothly.

Today, 

I am to meet a treasure,

the daughter of two

young people who are

related to me 

and who are special.

In fact, he is an active duty

Green Beret.

She is a darling

who lost her first fiance 

suddenly

and has gone on 

to find life good.

I have been looking forward

 to this day,

for months.

Today, 

I learned that

the sudden death of a

young acquintance

on Christmas Day

was caused by

the physical abuse

heaped on her by

her husband.

Words are weak.

I have many of them.

None seem right.

Just for a few minutes

I have, again, 

that feeling.

My experience 

and

my faith

tell me that

I will love the baby.

I will find joy 

in the recovery of

the doctor.

I will see beauty.

I will have peace

and it will pass understanding.

It begins.

The joy returns.

The peace starts

to flood my soul.

Remember.

Remember

we are of 

the moment,

but our Father

knows the end

from the beginning.

Safe in the arms of Jesus --

yes, it's true.

 We all are,

no matter how we feel

just now.

Heart Hurt

It is amazing, to me,

how something as intangible

as hurt feelings

can cause an ache.

It is a physical pain.

A heartache. 

I'm so thankful

that there is One

who has the remedy.

He healeth the broken in heart: 

and bindeth up their wounds.

Psalm 147.3

My Father, 

from all my mistakes

deliver all those You love.