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In 2007, I began my original website, Sonshine's Haven. In 2007, it was turned into a blog and used to keep family updated on my first husband's fight with liver cancer. He passed away November of 2009. We were married for 34+ wonderful years and this journals some of that grief process I've gone through.

I have since remarried another widower, but Mike is missed dearly, and will always be a big part of my life.

At times, all of us will be called to act as witnesses to the suffering of another. We will be unable to affect the outcome physically. Words will fail us. Prayer will seem futile. And yet, the act of bearing witness to someone else's trials is a sacred sorrow that offers and astounding glimpse of eternal joy." by Ginger Garrett

"Being willing to stay with a loved one throughout their travail, can be difficult....YES! But offering yourselves as faithful companions on a dark and dreadful journey can be an unmeasured blessing." (paraphrased by me)

10.21.2009

Tonight we need prayer for our grandson, Ethan (23 months), and for his daddy, Zac.  Both had a fever today around 103.  Both have doctor appointments in the morning.  Please pray God's protection over them, that this isn't the Flu, and that they would heal quickly.  As everyone knows, we're needing to be so careful around Mike.

Speaking of Mike, he's dropped a little weight in the past couple of days and has felt weak.  We're still having trouble getting him to eat when he constantly feels full.  It's difficult for me not to panic and try to push food at Mike.  I'm desperate to help him and I'm terrified with how frail he is.  I need to remember to take a breath and lay all of this at God's feet.

Mike gets visited by Dr. H on Wednesdays, and today he especially enjoyed watching him plane some wood in his shop at his home. Mike enjoys having the company of friends.  He especially gets lonely on days when I'm at work. (Wednesdays-Fridays) 

His sister and brother-in-law moved out of our guest house this past weekend.  They bought a home in the area and are not too far from where I work.  We're hoping a day may come where Mike will feel well enough to ride to work with me, so Mike could drop by there and spend some time with them.  I think a change of scenery helps on days when he feels well. 

He isn't able to drive for the time being.  He drove himself to physical therapy in the Miata last Thursday, and accidentally bumped into their building wall, damaging the front fender.  His reaction time just isn't there these days.  We'll wait until he gets a little stronger before attempting that again.

Thank you for checking to see how we're doing and for lifting our needs before God.  Even though it has been hard at times to understand the purpose behind all of this, we continue to trust God is using it to bring Him glory and to strengthen our walk with Him.
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