Friday, October 2, 2009

Please pray for my family

I lost my dad September 25, it was sudden and tragic but God has been good to me. It has been the most horrible thing I have ever experienced. I have never felt pain like this, and at the same time I have never felt the presence of God like this. I am beginning to see that His grace is sufficient. I know that my life, my families life will never be the same. My dad was a wonderful man who loved us and worked hard for us all his life. Please pray for my mom, he was her soul mate and they were married 42 years. She has a strong relationship with the Lord, but this has crushed her. God has used his church and children to minister to us, we have never experienced such love, but even in the midst of this wonderful reality it's His Spirit that has been our strength. Please pray for my brother, he worked with my dad everyday and this has completely leveled him as well. Please pray for my sister, she is the oldest and the unspoken leader among us siblings. This has broken her, she is used to being in control and there is absolutely no control in a situation like this. There are so many others as well, Linda and Nicole who weren't daughters in law, but daughters. Chris who is Michelle's husband, he has been apart of this family for a long time and we consider him a brother. There is Aunt Judy, Uncle Doug, Aunt Shirley and all the hundreds of people who loved and knew my dad. I can't forget poppy's 9 grand baby's that he cherished more than life itself. I praise God most of all for the assurance and peace that he has brought to me in my fathers death, knowing that he is with Him in heaven to be known again in the fullness of the love of God.

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