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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)

1.26.2010

Last evenings meeting with the financial advisor was pleasant.  He was gentle and kind, and prayed with Zac and I about my situation.  There are no "easy" answers, but we are leaving things in God's hands, and agreed to take a few days to think things over.

God has been good to me.  He has provided when everything looked the bleakest.  I trust Him to continue to provide for me.  It may involve change, which doesn't always come easily for me, but I know I will adapt with His help.

When I'm not working, I'm reading.  And if I'm not doing that, I'm sleeping.  The stress from of all this wears me out more easily, more quickly.  I struggle with concentrating.  The absence of Mike in my life is incredibly painful.  I'm so out of balance.  I miss his strength.  I miss his comfort.  I miss his sense of humor. I miss his protection.  I miss being important to somebody.  My mind can't yet get around the finality of all of this.  It only makes me long for heaven...to be with Mike.

Amidst all that I'm feeling, I'm incredibly grateful for each of you who are remembering to lift me in prayer.  The absence of that, would make everything more unbearable.

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