tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5270579737122401821.post3475840982452197354..comments2023-11-30T00:44:50.872-08:00Comments on Bereaved Christian Moms: WHY GO ON?DONNA--(Admin)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06615435504270283978noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5270579737122401821.post-55685046192056945262012-10-03T15:30:44.830-07:002012-10-03T15:30:44.830-07:00You are most welcome, Dale. I feel strongly that J...You are most welcome, Dale. I feel strongly that Jesus is the reason for the Season of HOPE and that's why He's placed it in my heart to have this blog...to share HOPE and encouragement with one another. And it gladdens my heart to do so. Your feedback is extremely appreciated! Thank YOU!DONNA--(Admin)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06615435504270283978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5270579737122401821.post-69304791915005752142012-10-03T06:06:52.712-07:002012-10-03T06:06:52.712-07:00Let your light so shine before men, that
they may ...Let your light so shine before men, that<br />they may see your good works and glorify<br />your Father in heaven.<br /> ( Matthew 5:16 *NKJV )<br /><br />Dear Donna<br /> For you were once darkness, but now you are<br />light in the Lord. Walk as children of light For; if<br />we walk in the light as He is in the light, we<br />have fellowship with one another, and the blood<br />of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.<br /> ( Ephesians 5:8 ) & ( 1 John 1:6-7 )<br /><br /> Now how do we walk in the light? Well, your little light shines<br />every time you smile at someone, or do a good deed for them.<br />Also when you take the time to help someone in need, or share<br />God's Word with another. When you reach out to someone who<br />is suffering with pain or sorrow. Thus when, through you actions,<br />you show others what being a Christian is all about. Thus; Love<br />your neighbor as yourself. (Matthew 19:19)<br /><br />"If everyone would light, just one little<br />candle, what a bright World this would be." <br /><br />Donna, I believe your blog is a LIGHT for all grieving mothers who are broken and downhearted. Just as Jesus came to comfort us....your blog resonates that very love to all of us. Thank you for providing a place where we can let our lights shine even through our tears.<br />dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12895716278227105903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5270579737122401821.post-56658287041956862722012-10-02T13:37:02.223-07:002012-10-02T13:37:02.223-07:00Absolutely, Dale. The key for me to having hope to...Absolutely, Dale. The key for me to having hope to go on, was just this (eventual) refocusing on what my family gained when they transitioned...not what I "lost." That, coupled with the truth that "God Restores" if not in this life--than in the next--were instrumental to progress in healing for me.<br />FREE...that is what Jesus came to us to do...set us all FREE. And about those two sitcoms...I used to think they were my "role models"...Ha!DONNA--(Admin)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06615435504270283978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5270579737122401821.post-44944280931710337922012-10-02T12:49:00.947-07:002012-10-02T12:49:00.947-07:00So very true, Donna. I also had a fragmented type ...So very true, Donna. I also had a fragmented type of family life growing up...alcoholic father who drowned his mental illness with beer but only made it worse. I believe that "Leave It To Beaver" and "Father Knows Best" were cruel programs that best described what most of us did not have. They were the exception to the rule...the rule of "normal dysfunction."<br /><br />Trust is a delicate process that takes a lot of time and sad experience to achieve. Tragically, we parents who have lost a child, know that to trust is imperative if we are to ever have one minute of peace...God's peace. I still have to be reminded of the peace that has been mine all along. Sometimes I get so down and out over my Brandon being gone from me that I forget the wonderful place and the happiness he is in now and forever. Whenever I have a bad day...when things are coming down on me...I think of how Brandon no longer has to deal with this life and all its burdens. He is FREE. dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12895716278227105903noreply@blogger.com