WAVES AND SHADOWS May 19, 2024

October 31, 2021

"Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest."  Matthew 11:28 ESV

"May you sense His hands on your face and hear Him speak words of truth, affection, and redemption over you."  Susie Larson

Lord, 

Today was a day of different emotions. I resisted feeling stronger because I don't want my love, my tender emotions for BW to ever stop. I felt him slipping away from me, which is a misleading thing to say because, for now, he has been removed very far away.

I want him to always have a place in my heart, and I want the sweetness of him to continue to be with me.

October 31, 1972  Forty-nine years ago tonight, BW and I were having pizza at Pizza Inn. There were less than a half dozen diners there. We were the only ones in our section of the restaurant. It was an ordinary date, as far as Halloween nights go. BW simply interrupted our conversation with "Will you marry me?" I answered with a simple, "Yes." That's how comfortable we were with each other. No need of bells and whistles, flowers or candy. We had each other. 

Our precious friends Darrell and Judy brought a beautiful maple tree today to plant in his memory. What kindnesses we are being shown.

I pray for a full-night sleep tonight and a productive day tomorrow. I want to be in Your will each day.

Thank You for seeing Gea safely home, even in the face of car trouble that meant having her new car towed to a local dealer in an unscheduled stop and having to use a loaner from the dealership to finish driving through the night to get home early, early this morning.

November 1, 2021

"I have set the Lord always before me: because He is at my right hand," I shall not be moved. Therefore my heart is glad and my glory rejoices: my flesh also shall rest in hope. Psalm 16:8.9 

"Because (You) bend down to listen, I will pray as long as I have breath."  Psalm 116:2

"I can climb up in Your lap, O God, and get comforted, not because You give me answers, but because You give me Yourself. My hope is in You."  COPIED

From friend Sally,  "God's plan is larger than any one loss, grievous though it is."

God, You are good because You are Creator of beautiful trees to share, because You continue to watch over our daughters, and because I can draw near to you for comfort and hope.