Good morning all. Sometimes life brings our way struggles, issues, pain, misunderstanding, illnesses... we all have it, we all experience it. This past week and weekend have been very emotionally gut-wrenching, watching my dear cousin, Debra, deal with the disposal of her parents' house and belongings. She was such a daddy's girl and she talked to her daddy every single day on the phone since they did not live in the same town. Her mother had had quite an ordeal, going slowly downhill with her health in the last couple of years, and Debra's daddy was the caregiver. He was tender, never tiring, taking care of his "sweetheart" for oh so long. They'd been married 50+ years. Debra and her kids gathered up things from the house that meant something to them (photos, mementos, etc) and things that they'd use, sold alot of the rest. I bought my uncle's tiller for my garden and my aunt's canning supplies.
It was a long hot humid weekend. The A/C went out in the house and it was miserable. But it had to be done - the estate sale. What memories we watched going out the door in the hands of the customers that came to the sale! It was hard. In our cleaning, we came across photo albums of newlyweds - her folks - and babies, and friends, and holidays, and all those things that make a family a family. We had no time to sit and grieve and remember. My cousin fought back the tears and did what she had to do. All we could so was scoop up all those treasures and pack them away for her to go through later on. The loss of her parents was just too recent. I don't know how she did it. We prayed together several times, she and I and a couple of her friends that came to help. What will she do now? How is she going to deal with this tremendous grief?
I am reminded of a song by "4 Him" that I've loved for years, that has strengthened me through several rough times, a song that is based on the Bible teachings of faith and God's love. I'm sure alot of you know it. I haven't heard it played on the radio in quite awhile because it is a little older song. But Saturday, twice, once running an errand for Debra and again when I was driving home from the sale, I heard it. I think the Lord was trying to tell me something. I think He was AGAIN sending His peace from the words of this song through the air waves for me to hear, and to know that He IS the God of all comfort, and that all we have to do is have a little faith in Him.
WHERE THERE IS FAITH
I believe in faithfulness
I believe in giving of
myself for someone else
I believe in peace and love
I believe in honesty
and trust but it’s not enough
For all that I believe may never change the way
it is
Unless I believe Jesus lives
CHORUS
Where there is faith
There is a voice
calling, keep walking
You’re not alone in this world
Where there is
faith
There is a peace like a child sleeping
Hope everlasting in He who is
able to
Bear every burden, to heal every hurt in my heart
It is a
wonderful, powerful place
Where there is faith
There’s a man across the sea
Never heard the sound of freedom
ring
Only in his dreams
There’s a lady dressed in black
In a motorcade
of cadillacs
Daddy’s not coming back
Our hearts begin to fall
And our
stability grows weak
But Jesus meets our needs if only we believe
CHORUS.
I wonder if my cousin knows this song??? Think I'll send it to her. Thank you ALL so much for your prayers, your kind words, and your encouragement. I know she'll be sad for a long time to come, and so will I. I'm glad she's a Christian, and she knows where her strength comes from. So I will not post on this topic anymore. God bless you all for your good and kind hearts.
