Savor and Cherish
Sometimes Jim and I are asked, "Aren't you afraid of one of you dying since you've both been widowed?"
Sometimes Jim and I are asked, "Aren't you afraid of one of you dying since you've both been widowed?"
When friends ask if they fear losing another spouse, both answer the same. “We don’t borrow tomorrow’s sorrow. We thank God for today.”
"Finding anything interesting?" he asked. Instead of answering kindly, I barked back, "No," in a tone that told him don't talk to me right now. He walked away, sat down in a chair and opened a book and began to read.
We can't stop the clock. We can't control the future. But we can lean on and trust the One who holds the future. He knows us. Knows our days. Most of all, loves us and wants a relationship with us.
What about you? Are you in pain, or so sick you almost wished you would die to be relieved of the pain and discomfort? Are you watching someone who is ill or in a severe depression? This may be a gift from God...
When someone is going through grief, sometimes people are afraid to approach the grieving person.
We are grieving. Things feel out of control.
The words quenched my thirst and refreshed my soul.
You will laugh. You will cry. And you will rejoice with the couple who vulnerably share their story.
Are we in a Third Great Awakening in our country?