I apologize for my silence this week, I guess I should have warned you I do not do well at journaling. This has been a week of mixed feelings for me. On Wednesday my family observed the death of our oldest daughter, Emily. It was three years ago that she entered into eternal rest and it still seems like yesterday. That same day I was asked to conduct a funeral for a family of the church. I didn’t think anything of it, but I should have. Later in the afternoon, after the service, the memories came flooding back and completely immersed me in grief. There are memories of a child lost to death that not only will never go away, but it seems to me the wound never heals…and I am not sure that I want it to. To contrast that, my family is celebrating the acceptance of our 17 year old daughter into college…now that she has been accepted into three different schools; she needs to make some decisions on which college to attend! Today I am also leaving with others from the church to attend the “Forged in the Fire” conferences. I am looking forward to a Spirit-filled time. Please, keep us all in your prayers.
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