Wedding bouquet

 

Two roses, photo box

 

Orange rose

 Just playing around with the photo box and a rose.

Another perspective of Red and Orange roses

Rose and orange roses-another view

Red and orange roses

Just playing around with my camera, some roses and a PhotoBox.

White rose and pink flowers

White rose and candle

Photobox--white roses, pink mums

Orange rose close up

1 Corinthians 13:13

Yellow rose of Wisconsin

orange rose

What Wondrous Love

Wonderful Grace of Jesus

hope

It’s the Christmas season… the most wonderful time of year. Filled with good cheer, festive activities, and happiness. At least that what is supposed to be. But for some, for a variety of reasons, it is not wonderful. The season could bring back memories of what used to be that will not be any more. Or recent loss of a job or worse, a loved one, could be making the Christmas season anything but happy. Every day may be a struggle and adding the busyness of the holidays might m...agnify the not so warm and fuzzy feelings of the season. But despite it all we can find joy in knowing the real reason for the Christmas season. We needed a Savior. So God, the Creator of the universe, sent His only Son to this earth to be born in a dirty stable. He grew and lived as we do. He experienced pain and loss of a friend. He endured a lot including being tortured and killed all because of us. But then He broke the power of the grave. He lives so we can live. He offers the best gift ever. And He offers peace that passes understanding and joy and strength to get through this life. As hard as this life, and holiday season can be, I pray that some joy can be found as we focus on Christ and rejoice over His great love for us.

Isaiah 9:6

A Rose at the Moving Wall

October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Month

In December of 1998 and October of 1999 in early stages of pregnancy we lost babies that we will never meet this side of Heaven. Our first pregnancy we were so thrilled to be expecting our first child. Boy? Girl? Names? Then the loss. Second child we actually were able to hear his or her heartbeat. Again, we were thrilled. And filled with hope that I would be able to carry to term and we would meet this sweet child. Then another loss. Those days were hard. And even the next few years after that were full of emotionally difficult times for me. And due to circumstances beyond our control we were never able to have any children of our own. That of course has been a bit of a struggle. However, despite the loss, the low times, memories that will hit at "random" times, etc. I know God is good. We may never know why we had the losses. We may never know why what we thought our future held will never hold. But I know in all of this, as in other situations in life, He gave the strength and comfort to get through the hard times. And I can honestly say (and it took a LONG time to get to this point) whatever His will for my life/our life, I was okay with. However best He could use us, with children or without, I was okay with. Sure, we would have prefered with kids of our own. But we have been blessed to have bunch of kids be in our lives in some way or another over the years. I am thankful for that.

I am thankful for those who prayed for and with us after those losses. Thankful for kind words spoken. Thankful for the hugs. You know who you are. Thank you for your love and support during our tough times.

And I am thankful for the Lord and His goodness and how no matter what we go through, He knows how we feel. He is always by our side and will get us through. We need to just hold on tightly to Him.

Psalm 72:18