About a month ago, during a small group meeting, my friend Kelly began to cry as she was realizing that maybe our boy's graduation wouldn't happen as we had hoped and imagined it would. Inside I thought, "well that is fine, they'll still finish high school and move onto college, what's the big deal?" Then Amanda, our usual voice of reason, wisdom, no-nonsense and not a lot of emotion says, "all losses are loss Kelly, of course you are sad". I considered again my response. My beautiful small group We talked about lament and praise, and that when we are healthy they will go hand in hand. Being a faith-filled person does not mean, that we will not experience sadness and disappointment; it means, that when we experience sadness and disappointment we can still praise the Lord. The thing I am most confident of in all of my life, is that God is always good. Even when things are falling apart, when life is painful and it is not how I hoped it w
Just want to say...I'm all caught up now! I've read the whole blog to date and I'm now ready to keep up, at least weekly. Bella is precious and she too, has adjusted well to her newest life adventure. I miss you guys, but know you are all doing so well. Guess what? I got the kindergarten job! Whoo-hoo! Crazy, huh? I love you guys immensely and really love to hear what you're doing and LOVE seeing your beautiful faces in your pics. ENJOY IT ALL! Love, Lucy
ReplyDeleteHope Billy has found a cribbage partner. hehe. thinking and praying about you guys!! Blessings.
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ReplyDeleteMissing Nicaragua after reading all that is going on there! Wish I was there too. (I really miss you too, Jacob!) Katie, say "hi" to him for me. Can't wait to hear all the stories, looking forward to more updates. God Bless you all and stay safe and healthy. ~Amy