I thank God for life...
The Conversation in my van yesterday after school: Life
10-yr-old son:..."ouch!..my abs hurt!.."
14-yr-old son: [looks at said 9-yr-old with a practiced mixture of derision and perplexity]..."how can your abs hurt? You don't have any!"
10-yr-old son:..."oh, yeah!?!... and you're...you're thin! [lame comeback obviously due to painful abs!]
14-yr-old son: ..."Ab-less! Ab-less!"
10-yr-old-son:...[chuckle, chuckle]..oh yeah!....
14-yr-old son:..."Ab-less!"
Later that night picking up 14-yr-old from youth group: Encounter with death
14-yr-old-son:..."Mom, in case you're wondering what it's all about tonight [I found the youth huddled in circles, with red eyes, some hugging]... Ben's Dad died of a heart attack last night..."
10-yr-old-son: [Silence]
14-yr-old-son: [Silence]
Email yesterday from our church office:
-announcements of 4 deaths, 4 fathers, 4 husbands....
Father, give me a grateful heart for life around me, life in me. May I treasure each moment as a gift from You. Cover all those who are grieving this day and provide for all they need spiritually, emotionally and physically and financially. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
3 comments:
Wow. What a reminder to cherish every moment of life. Thanks for visiting today. I will pray for you as you search for what God has planned. Be blessed!
Thanks for visiting my blog. I look forward to getting to know you.
Wow, that is a lot of death all at once. May I make an unasked for suggestion?
Write down the dates and put them on your calendar 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, and 12 months out (I know caledars don't go that far but I'm sure you can think of a way.) Drop the greiving families cards around those points or if you know them ask them for coffee or dinner.
The guy I was dating died suddenly last April. I've gone to a grief support group and everyone says those anniversary dates are harder than they anticipated and harder still because no one else remembers -- they have moved on. I know I wasn't married to Bill, but we had spoken of marriage.... No one has asked me about him in over 6 months -- not even at the holidays. I suppose they might think it a lesser grief but grief is grief.
Sorry. I don't mean to sound preachy!
I'll be back!
Sorry about the loss to your church. may God comfort the families.
Its good to teach children about the reality of death
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