My heart is heavy...

I'll try to update you with everything that has been going on, but right now my heart is so heavy for some people and I just wanted to share a few thoughts.

I got to work this morning and was catching up on some blogs. I came across one and it was about a man and woman named Joel and Jess and their little 10 month old baby girl Cora. Cora had been having bad ear infections and couldn't get healed from them. Come to find out, Cora had cancer. She had a tumor on her kidney and spots on her lungs. When the did the testing she was already Stage 4 and only lived about 2 months. She died just a short while ago.

Then a friend from church went to Boston because her son had fallen at a construction site and had several injuries and they had to make the tough decision to take him off life support yesterday and I haven't heard as of today what has taken place. But I can't imagine having to make that decision about your child.

And another friend from church, such a sweet, sweet, lady and she has fought cancer for a long time. There are so many obstacles that she overcomes and then there seems to be new ones waiting for her. But she has such a joyful attitude and her husband is so supportive of her. Her hardly leaves her side. What a blessing they have been to all of us.

I mention these to say this. We have so much to be thankful for. Sometimes I get down in the dumps about situations in my life, but it is nothing compared to what these people are going through. We are selfish people sometimes and it takes me reading or seeing people go through hard times to really realize how blessed I am.

To watch your own child die from an accident or a terrible disease had got to be so hard. But yet our Heavenly Father gave HIS son to die for ME. He could have saved Him but He chose not to. He wanted to give us life everlasting. I've read in a book where it said, "He couldn't bare the thought of eternity without us". He gave us HIS son so that we might be saved and live forever in paradise, but it's up to us to accept it. Why would we not want to accept the free gift?

Thank you for allowing me to share what was on my heart. I pray that the Lord will be with all these families I mentioned. I pray that the Lord will give them peace and comfort right now and the days ahead. And that He will make His presence known in their lives and wrap His loving arms around them.

So thankful!