tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69019499312247725.post4750294613958856008..comments2023-05-21T03:20:26.566-07:00Comments on Sapphire and Spirit: Because of Nataliekensworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10801167743793368035noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69019499312247725.post-59031802650189426842011-08-07T20:25:49.126-07:002011-08-07T20:25:49.126-07:00You know I wish we could understand why this stuff...You know I wish we could understand why this stuff happens, but the best I can come up with is that we are on this side of the veil. A book I read this year talked about how we are living in a world where everything is in decay. We just don't think about that in terms of little children. I think that CS Lewis is the most helpful reading to do in times like these. Somehow he perfectly captures the pain and confusion while still turning to God.<br /><br />I know that my heart just about seizes up in my chest when I think of losing one of the girls. Whereas I know God would guide us through it - the thought horrifies me.Louannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07314945140193369797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69019499312247725.post-48436195748810875812011-08-02T11:29:52.464-07:002011-08-02T11:29:52.464-07:00A beautiful write up on Natalie. I've also be...A beautiful write up on Natalie. I've also been reading on caringbridge about this dear little girl and family. Thank you for loving her through that Mom heart. <br /><br />I wanted to share something that made me think of this situation: It comes from Joni Eareckson Tada (who had a diving accident and became a paraplegic for over 50+ years now). She asked God, "How can this be your will God? why?" Her friend told her, "God permits what he hates in order to accomplish what he loves." <br /><br />Years later a woman who unbuckled her seatbelt for just a few minutes to get a soda for her young son had an accident in their mini van and it caused her to become a paraplegic. She wrote Joni, "I've lost my legs, my arms, my ability to do anything useful for my children and now my marriage of 20+ years...how can this be God's will?" and Joni wrote her, "...Life is full of trouble and there are days when I wake up, even now after all these years, and I think, "Jesus, I don't have the strenght." but the weaker I am physically, the harder I have to lean on the Lord. and the harder I lean on Him, the stronger I discover Him to be."<br /><br />You are right when you write, "we need Natalie" Natalie reminds us of a God who's there. Even in the "why?" and tears. He makes us think not just of this world and all the joys it has but of our great home, our true home.<br /><br />All these words and I just wanted to say thanks for your reminder. I'm praying with you and holding my sweet girls a little closer too.Dawn's Art Sitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17518835636517941648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69019499312247725.post-16545992615589121522011-08-01T09:55:00.727-07:002011-08-01T09:55:00.727-07:00Thanks for the nice words, thoughts, and prayers.
...Thanks for the nice words, thoughts, and prayers.<br /><br />Brian OsbornOzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00557923985491927226noreply@blogger.com