Taken from 1/01/1997
God is the One who holds all the answers
to our questions about the complex issues of life and yet He is the One who
responds to these questions with simplicity. He responds to my questions I have
with “Trust Me;” with “My grace is sufficient for you;” with “I AM God.”
Two days ago, I bought five napkin
rings to go with my Christmas table cloth and napkins. I purchased five because
last week we had Christmas Eve dinner at my dad and stepmother’s home, as we
usually do. (I chose five because of my husband, our son, myself and the two of
them.)
This past year
has been one of serious illness for both of them. I can only trust God to allow
them both to surmount their respective illnesses and be here for us to have
another Christmas. At the same time, I know that all this is in God’s hands.
And for that I am very thankful.
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Update: At the time of this journal
entry my dad was receiving radiation treatments for Colon Cancer. The previous
May, my stepmother had been diagnosed with a second round of Breast Cancer. I
had to take her to treatment four days a week. Her sister took her the fifth
day.
I had September, October and most of November
‘to myself’ (getting things back to ‘normal’). During this time I also had to
see about a first cousin of my dad who experienced seizures from childhood. In
the first three months of 1997, each of them had a stay in the hospital.
We had one more Christmas
together. God did answer my prayer as I had asked. I just realized that fact as
I reread this old journal entry.
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You always gently, quietly and beautifully point us to God, Cecelia. I so appreciate your portion! Thank you. ALso I will be finally getting the Bible Study Book in the mail later today- It has been hectic!
ReplyDeleteDawn: Thank you for your very kind words. I want to always point people to God. I understand about how hectic our days can be. I have a few of them from time to time.
DeleteI love answered prayers. Thanks for stopping by my blog-happy new year to you!
ReplyDeleteDawn: Thank you for stopping in. Happy New Year to you and yours.
DeleteMy beloved Daddy died in 1997--also from colon cancer (or more precisely, from surgery for it). I get the prayers, the mercy He gave you, the faith in which you did a small thing--buying napkin rings--and He met you in that sweet last Christmas.
ReplyDeleteJeskmom: I thank you for stopping by. God speaks to us as we go through the valleys of our lives. We lost my dad 2 1/2 years ago. He had a stroke as he slept.He was a resident of a nursing home for almost ten years. God helped through some rough times with my dad. He was there for me.
DeleteI love how going back to our old journals often reveals answered prayer that we did not even connect before! Sweet!
ReplyDeleteThe act of doing that refreshes my heart. I've been down a bit over a few things happening or not happening in my life. Thank you for stopping in and for your wonderful comment.
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