Dear God, I’m feeling so numb most of the time. I bring this numbness to You. Maybe it is still merciful shock–which I need. But, I am coming to ask—carry us through these next few days. Carry me through. Dear, dear little Mama. I’m so grateful she’s not suffering anymore. I wouldn’t bring her back […]
Dear God, This morning I woke early with enthusiasm that I haven’t felt for a very long time. I’m not fighting getting up, but am eager for this time with you with uninterrupted quietness. Thank you for the good sleep. Thank You for returning life five weeks after the flu began. It’s been a long […]
Dear God, I woke up with fear. I come in trust because I have found You trustworthy. The world grows ever more confusing it seems. What I want to share with my family is faith not fear, a settled trust in the God of the Universe, in your unfailing love. I hold up my precious […]
Note: Linda’s dad died peacefully in her home July 6, 1999. Her mother was in serious physical decline, so Linda was grieving the loss of her dear father and the eventual demise of her loving mother. There were many demands on her time and limited energy (clients, church responsibilities, friends, family, etc. Her journaling reflects […]
Yesterday I felt a benediction, a sense of completion. A major goal of the last ten years has been finished—to see our parents through their last days, to surround them with love, to provide for their dying at home. Their last days were, I truly believe, the best they could be. We couldn’t take away […]
Here I am, precious Jesus, in Your cathedral watching the rolling sea. In awe I touch You. I hear You speak and I weep in wonder. “I A M” “Power beyond imagining Beauty beyond description Immense beyond calculation Deep beyond vision Love beyond love, beyond anything you have ever known or thought or imagined or […]
College Place, WA October 24, 1978 My Dear Friend: Thanksgiving has come to our house a little early this year and we want to share it with you—our dearest friends. Forgive a mimeographed letter—but there’s no other way. When you are told you have cancer you realize that you have turned a corner. You’ve exchanged […]
