First off, the irony. I wrote a lot of random things in my last post. One of those items was my wonder if my children would grow up to be strong Christian women. I also wondered how I would feel if they did NOT, would I still love them? I think I have my answer. It is a resounding YES.
The very night that I posted this, there was a crisis beginning in another family. Friday morning, things looked really bad for this family. Friday night, however, brought unimaginable heartache to two different families. I will not go into much detail here out of respect for both families. These 2 families lives will never ever be the same.
The gratefulness is for my church family. One of the families involved is an integral part of our church. There are many generations of this family that attend as well as extended family members. This morning, our entire church service was devoted to prayers for this family as well as covering scripture that reflected on grace and mercy and forgiveness. The songs chosen focused on the same themes. This family was all sitting in church. Things could have been so different. The church could have turned their back on them for having a family member that made such a grave error in judgement. The family could have hidden out at home rather than face the questioning looks and possible inappropriate words of others. Instead, they knew that they were loved and would be held up by those that love them. The church surrounded them with love and prayers. They stood firm on the scripture that states that ALL have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God as well as the fact that God's grace is sufficient for ALL and that Jesus died for ALL of our sins.
Is our church perfect? No. But if myself or any of my loved ones stumble and fall far away from God, I have decided that this church is the one I want to "have my back."
My prayer request is for both of the families involved in this tragedy. Both families have many unanswered questions; questions we may never know the answer to. While most prayers are usually always with the victims in any situation, I beg of you to pray for the parties on both sides, they are all hurting and need as many prayers as you can spare.
I may never post more details about this situation, I don't know. I also know that this is quite the cryptic post. I just ask for you to love those around you. You never know when it may be the last time you see them. I ask you to always remember that everyone you see is someone's son or daughter and that they are loved. I beg you to show others the grace you would want shown to you.
Thank you for your time.
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Friday, May 1, 2009
Seinfeld-esque
Did you ever watch the TV show Seinfeld? If not, it was the show about nothing. That is kind of how this post is going to be – a lot of nothings with no point whatsoever.
My blog buddy Natalie did something similar to this and I really enjoyed reading it. I am going to piggyback on her idea, with a few changes. Most of these are hypothetical questions that I don’t expect an answer to in this lifetime. Others are just things that stress me out and keep me up at night.
I am doing this for 2 reasons: I haven’t had a minute to put together a coherent entry. Out of the 4 computers in our house, only one is both working and accessible right now. Of course, it is the one computer that I don’t have any of my pictures on. With all of us fighting over the computer, my turn doesn’t last long.
Anyway, here goes.
Why do people on a multi lane highway drive the same speed as the car next to them? That creates a wall in which no one can get around. Why can’t they either speed up or slow down and/or change lanes? It’s not that hard.
Why do people think it is okay for them to turn left into the school entrance that says “No left turn?”
Why are people disrespectful to my kid(s) in front of other people and then deny it? Especially when a whole room full of people can hear it?
Why do networks find it necessary to put so much language and sexual stuff in shows that otherwise would be great shows that we could watch as a family?
Why am I so talented at having things get mangled somewhere between my brain and my mouth? Things sound so different in my head.
It bothers me that I may have to take anti-depressants my entire life.
I wonder if I will ever “get it together.”
Will I ever get enough sleep so that I am not always so tired?
When we get to heaven, will we be forever the age we were when we died?
Will we recognize each other in heaven?
Why can people make decisions that affect other people without conferring with those affected?
Will I ever be happy with myself?
Why do I have so many strange quirks? Can I make them go away? I don’t want to have issues with certain sounds and textures.
Will my kids grow up to be wonderful Christian women?
If they don’t, will I still be able to show unconditional love and acceptance?
Will I ever be able to find the movie Pure Luck on DVD?
Why have they not found more cures and treatments for cancer, especially childhood cancers?
Will I ever be caught up on laundry and house cleaning?
Why do my grey hairs all grow in the same spot?
How did I get so blessed to have such great blog friends, a handful of awesome friends that I see on a regular basis, a husband who loves me as well as likes me, and two amazing kids???
How was that for a post about nothing?
Leave me some comments and let me know some of the things you ponder.
As always, thanks for stopping by. Hopefully soon I will post a blog about an actual topic. Or with some pictures. Or at least a coherent thought. If it is a good day, maybe all three will appear in the same entry. Who knows???
My blog buddy Natalie did something similar to this and I really enjoyed reading it. I am going to piggyback on her idea, with a few changes. Most of these are hypothetical questions that I don’t expect an answer to in this lifetime. Others are just things that stress me out and keep me up at night.
I am doing this for 2 reasons: I haven’t had a minute to put together a coherent entry. Out of the 4 computers in our house, only one is both working and accessible right now. Of course, it is the one computer that I don’t have any of my pictures on. With all of us fighting over the computer, my turn doesn’t last long.
Anyway, here goes.
Why do people on a multi lane highway drive the same speed as the car next to them? That creates a wall in which no one can get around. Why can’t they either speed up or slow down and/or change lanes? It’s not that hard.
Why do people think it is okay for them to turn left into the school entrance that says “No left turn?”
Why are people disrespectful to my kid(s) in front of other people and then deny it? Especially when a whole room full of people can hear it?
Why do networks find it necessary to put so much language and sexual stuff in shows that otherwise would be great shows that we could watch as a family?
Why am I so talented at having things get mangled somewhere between my brain and my mouth? Things sound so different in my head.
It bothers me that I may have to take anti-depressants my entire life.
I wonder if I will ever “get it together.”
Will I ever get enough sleep so that I am not always so tired?
When we get to heaven, will we be forever the age we were when we died?
Will we recognize each other in heaven?
Why can people make decisions that affect other people without conferring with those affected?
Will I ever be happy with myself?
Why do I have so many strange quirks? Can I make them go away? I don’t want to have issues with certain sounds and textures.
Will my kids grow up to be wonderful Christian women?
If they don’t, will I still be able to show unconditional love and acceptance?
Will I ever be able to find the movie Pure Luck on DVD?
Why have they not found more cures and treatments for cancer, especially childhood cancers?
Will I ever be caught up on laundry and house cleaning?
Why do my grey hairs all grow in the same spot?
How did I get so blessed to have such great blog friends, a handful of awesome friends that I see on a regular basis, a husband who loves me as well as likes me, and two amazing kids???
How was that for a post about nothing?
Leave me some comments and let me know some of the things you ponder.
As always, thanks for stopping by. Hopefully soon I will post a blog about an actual topic. Or with some pictures. Or at least a coherent thought. If it is a good day, maybe all three will appear in the same entry. Who knows???
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