I've met people in my life whom I will never forget for their love, understanding and compassion. One person in particular, helped me thru the hardest and most desolate years of my life.I journaled. He read. He encouraged me to share my writing. A book. Overwhelming.. so I thought I'd start here. This is my beginning.. for him, for me, for you..
One year, a friend of mine was having a difficult time coping with events that were turning her family inside-out. It was becoming apparent her family was being torn apart. She came across Michael W. Smith's Christmas album-this song was in it. She first listened to it during the Christmas season. When this song played, a peace came over her that all WAS well with Christ in her life. I had been struggling with the Christmas season for several years after my brother, Dan, and my sister-in-law, Karen, died in a commercial plane crash. When that plane crashed and exploded, my world shattered. My heart sifted into a pile of ashes along with those bodies. I lost my best friend that day and my will to live. Not right away. They had sung the song,'Jesus Never Fails'in church the Sunday before the crash. The words to that song carried me through the shock and horror of what had happened. I was 'strong'. I poured myself into the church, Sunday school, directed the children's choirs for a Christmas musical two years after Dan & Karen died. I put my all into the musical. The kids sang their hearts out. I could feel their joy in sharing the song,'It's Not By MY Might,But By My Spirit'. It was a bright light, the last shining star within me that got me thru that Christmas. But after Christmas was over, the light within me blew out. I knew with certainty I was NOT ok. I fell apart. I was no longer convinced my Jesus never failed. Prayers seemed to blow away in the wisps of clouds in the sky that August eve. It took several years of soul-searching and prayer before I could actually let go of them. Once I let go, I realized I could now remember some of the happy times and laugh over some of the things we did. But, it wasn't until the year my friend shared her experience with this song with me that I began to feel peace in my soul. I hope it touches some of you in a way you've needed to feel touched for a along time. And, maybe you'll listen to it throughout the year instead of just at Christmastime like I started to do.,.
My husband was diagnosed with early onset Parkinson's disease at 57.his symptoms were shuffling of feet,slurred speech, low volume speech, degradation of hand writing, horrible driving skills, right arm held at 45 degree angle, things were tough for me, but now he finally free from the disease with the help of total cure from ULTIMATE LIFE CLINIC, he now walks properly and all symptoms has reversed, he had trouble with balance especially at night, getting into the shower and exiting it is difficult,getting into bed is also another thing he finds impossible.we had to find a better solution for his condition which has really helped him a lot,the biggest helped we had was ultimate life clinic they walked us through the proper steps,am highly recommended this www.ultimatelifeclinic.com to anyone who needs help.
One year, a friend of mine was having a difficult time coping with events that were turning her family inside-out. It was becoming apparent her family was being torn apart. She came across Michael W. Smith's Christmas album-this song was in it. She first listened to it during the Christmas season. When this song played, a peace came over her that all WAS well with Christ in her life.
ReplyDeleteI had been struggling with the Christmas season for several years after my brother, Dan, and my sister-in-law, Karen, died in a commercial plane crash. When that plane crashed and exploded, my world shattered. My heart sifted into a pile of ashes along with those bodies. I lost my best friend that day and my will to live. Not right away. They had sung the song,'Jesus Never Fails'in church the Sunday before the crash. The words to that song carried me through the shock and horror of what had happened. I was 'strong'.
I poured myself into the church, Sunday school, directed the children's choirs for a Christmas musical two years after Dan & Karen died. I put my all into the musical. The kids sang their hearts out. I could feel their joy in sharing the song,'It's Not By MY Might,But By My Spirit'. It was a bright light, the last shining star within me that got me thru that Christmas.
But after Christmas was over, the light within me blew out. I knew with certainty I was NOT ok. I fell apart. I was no longer convinced my Jesus never failed. Prayers seemed to blow away in the wisps of clouds in the sky that August eve.
It took several years of soul-searching and prayer before I could actually let go of them. Once I let go, I realized I could now remember some of the happy times and laugh over some of the things we did.
But, it wasn't until the year my friend shared her experience with this song with me that I began to feel peace in my soul. I hope it touches some of you in a way you've needed to feel touched for a along time. And, maybe you'll listen to it throughout the year instead of just at Christmastime like I started to do.,.
ReplyDeleteMy husband was diagnosed with early onset Parkinson's disease at 57.his symptoms were shuffling of feet,slurred speech, low volume speech, degradation of hand writing, horrible driving skills, right arm held at 45 degree angle, things were tough for me, but now he finally free from the disease with the help of total cure from ULTIMATE LIFE CLINIC, he now walks properly and all symptoms has reversed, he had trouble with balance especially at night, getting into the shower and exiting it is difficult,getting into bed is also another thing he finds impossible.we had to find a better solution for his condition which has really helped him a lot,the biggest helped we had was ultimate life clinic they walked us through the proper steps,am highly recommended this www.ultimatelifeclinic.com to anyone who needs help.